Colorado · Hinsdale County
Past Producer

Black Wonder Mine

Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiabase,Rhyolite,Granite · Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes;Ash-Flow Member Of Sunshine Peak Tuff
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014688
MRDS IDD011570
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Black Wonder, MS 1939, Black Wonder Extension, MS 4663, Black Wonder No. 2, MS 8493
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.90723, -107.4248
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 SURVEYS MS 1939, 4663, 8493