Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranitoid
Structurefrontal fault zone
AlterationSilicified and chloritized granite with hematite stain
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1882-1897, 1901-1963
Identification
Deposit ID10021669
MRDS IDDE00807
Alternate namesBoss-Thunderbolt group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.69638, -106.19644
References
TWETO, OGDEN, BRYANT, BRUCE, AND WILLIAMS, F.E., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GORE RANGE-EAGLE'S NEST PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, SUMMIT AND EAGLE COUNTIES, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1319-C, 127 P.WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., 1991, ASCII DATABASE FOR PRINCIPAL LODE MINES AND MINERALIZED AREAS IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 91-0027A AND B, 22 P. AND ONE DISKETTE.WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.