Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryTellurium
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Petzite, Sylvanite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Structuretwo veins trend NE and dip to SE
Alterationsilification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10018030
MRDS IDDC04723
Alternate namesinlcudes Golden Age and Sentinel (or Telluride) veinsGolden Age
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.12581, -105.35976
References
LOVERING and GODDARD, 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: USGS PP 223, p. 271-272, pl. 3.SIMS and SHERIDAN, 1964, Geology of uranium deposits in the Front Range, Colorado: USGS BULL. 1159, p. 47, 54, and table 6, p. 48, 50, 52.BLM COLO. CONNECTING SHEETSCONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, Boulder Co., Jamestown project, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.