Colorado · Costilla County
Past Producer

Silver Tip Mine

Costilla County, Colorado, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone,Granite · Minturn Formation;Gneiss And Mica Schist
StructureSierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
AlterationMalachite, Iron Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087418
MRDS IDD006734
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.59974, -105.29668
References
PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLOADO: CGS BULL. 2