Description
J.F. Steinbeck (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryBismuth, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNe- To Ene-Trending Fault/Fracture Related To Eureka Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Picayune Megabreccia Member Of Sapinero Mesa Tuff
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diabase,Rhyolite,Granite · Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1974
Identification
Deposit ID10014740
MRDS IDD011651
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Fannie, MS 1100, Addie Lovell, MS 1950, B.C. Steinbeck, MS 1951, Pelican, MS 1952, Bon Homme, MS 1953, Crown Point, MS 1954a, Crown Point Mill Site, MS 1954b
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.93251, -107.50785
References
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. 51-15.LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.WOOLSEY, L.H., 1907, LAKE FORK EXTENSION OF THE SILVERTON MINING AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 315, P. 26-30.LUEDKE, R.G., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1975, PRELIMARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THEHANDIES PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. OFR-75-431.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1100, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 A&BCOLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.