Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
Associated rockSyenite,Diorite,Granite · Quartz Diorite;Leucogranite And Quartz Monzonite;Melasyenite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Unnamed Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014411
MRDS IDD011164
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Jessie, MS 14471, Adair, MS 14471, Menlo, MS 4471, Maudie, MS 14675a, Lucky J., MS 14675a, Capitola Mill Site, MS 14675b, Marguerita, MS 15282a, Mary P.J., MS 15282a, Menlo Mill Site, MS 15282b, Aunt Hattie, MS 14471, Aunt Carrie, MS 14471, Capitola, MS 14675a, Victor, MS 14675a, Hayward, MS 14675a, W.S. Chenoweth, MS 14675a, Pride of Denver, MS 14675a
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.34944, -107.18007
References
OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1981, ALKALIC ROCKS AND RESOURCES OF THORIUM AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS IN THE POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1049-C, P. 24.SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1981, PRECAMBRIAN SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN THE GUNNISON REGION, COLORADO, IN EPIS, R.C., AND CALLENDER, J.F., EDS., WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 32D FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 273-277.OLSON, J.C., AND WALLACE, S.R., 1956, THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH MINERALS IN POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1027-0, P. 704-706.BURBANK, W.S., 1951, AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPT. D-224 (ADAIR GROUP)NELSON, A.P., (NO DATE), MINING DISTRICTS, PRODUCING MINES AND PROSPECTIVE PROPERTIES (OF GUNNISON COUNTY): COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., P. 6.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 14471, 14675A&B, 15282A&B