Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlProbable Ne-Trending Vein In Fault Within Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1951
Identification
Deposit ID10014720
MRDS IDD011614
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Adelia, MS 700, Unpatented Claims: Isabel R., Little Joe, Red Bird, Blue Bird
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.97833, -107.55564
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 120. 34 P.BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO: MINES MAG., V. 15, NO. 11, P. 5-15.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 700LUEDKE, R.G., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1975, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HANDIES PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 75-432.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.