Commodities
PrimaryArsenic
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Thorite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite,Quartz Latite,Granite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Granite · Powderhorn Granite;Quartz Vein;Fish Canyon Tuff;Sapinero Mesa Tuff
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Unnamed Faults, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1923
Identification
Deposit ID10014457
MRDS IDD011239
Alternate namesIron Goat, MS 20290, Unpatented Claims: Stable, Clara, Helen Extension Fraction, Helen, MS 20290, Charlotte, MS 21290, Patented Claims: White Iron, MS 20290
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33417, -107.2023
References
OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.BOYLES, P.C., 1947, GUNNISON COUNTY (FIFTY YEARS): COLORADO MINING ASSOC. 1947 MINING YEARBOOK, P. 119.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.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 20290