Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro · metagabbro
StructureNormal Fault Along West Rim Of Blanca Basin, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10087424
MRDS IDD006748
Alternate namesClaims: Bachelor, Calumet, Copper Queen, Homestake, Myrtle K., Viola, Courthouse Vein system
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56669, -105.48807
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. 110COLO. DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1900, P. 163