Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead, Silver
SecondaryUranium, Copper, Zinc
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Pitchblende
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMonzogabbro · Caribou stock
Structureore shoots localized at vein junctions and by changes in dip or strike
Alterationwall rock is silicified and pyritized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1869
Identification
Deposit ID10017083
MRDS IDDC02851
Alternate namesCaribou Shaft, Consolidated Caribou Silver Mine, Consolidated Caribou Silver Mines, Con. Silver Caribou Mines, Caribou Consolidated Group
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates39.98139, -105.58333
References
LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, P. 200-201, AND PL. 3 (NORTH HALF)CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.Moore, F. B., Cavender, W. S., and Kaiser, E. P., 1957, Geology and uranium deposits of the Caribou area, Boulder County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1030-N, pp. 517-552.DMEA RECORDSMINE MAP REPO # 401309 408176 408177 408173 408178HENDERSON, 1929, USBM TECH. PAPER 439.Smith, D. A., 2003, Silver saga, the story of Caribou, Colorado (rev. ed.): Boulder, University Press of Colorado, 230 p.Calais Resources corporate info., accessed from internet on 12/20/2005.