Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Granite · Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Aphanitic Andesite Of Pyroxene Andesite Member Of Silverton Volcanics;Rhyolite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014685
MRDS IDD011574
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Sterling, MS 6267, Nellie, G., MS 6267, Conalon, MS 6267, Unpatented Claims: Sterling Extension Nos. 1-2, Conalon Extension No. 1, Dolphin Extension Nos. 1-2, Midnight No. 1, Sleeper No. 1, Sunday Nos. 1-4, Sunday Extension Nos. 1-2, Dolphin, MS 6267
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.88445, -107.49869
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 6267