Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model{85: Polymetallic veins}
Deposit sizeY
Ore control"Changes In Strike And Dip. Granite Wall Rock Favorable, Schist Unfavorable."
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite
GanguePyrite, Siderite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Granite · "Idaho Springs Formation", "Silver Plume Granite"
Structure"granite wall rock and vein intersections are favorable"
Alteration"silicification, sericitization"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10017218
MRDS IDDC03090
Alternate namesMendota-Frostberg, Mendota-Smuggler, Mendota-Apex Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.69971, -105.73616
References
{Deposit:: USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE, DENVER}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63}{Deposit:: Spurr, J. E., Garrey, G. H., and Ball, S. H., 1908, Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 63, 422 p.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}{Deposit:: Lovering, T. S., and Goddard, E. N., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223, 319 p.}{Deposit:: REF: REF: MINE MAP REPO. # 402390, MMR #405009,USGS CRIB}{Deposit:: REF:CBM ANNUAL REPORT 1920 OWN/OP:WASATCH COLORADO MINING CO}