Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryBismuth, Lead, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsAltaite, Gold, Hessite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss,Amphibolite · Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Metaquartzite
StructureSierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10087423
MRDS IDD006746
Alternate namesCourthouse Vein System
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.55613, -105.48779
References
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO--A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION: USGS P-138, P. 110COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1902, P. 115