Description
J.F. Sanders Et. Al. (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults And Fractures Related To Igneous Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels · Maroon Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift, White Rock Pluton
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Last production1960
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10087811
MRDS IDD010145
Alternate namesBorealis, MS 2052, Tam O'Shanter Mill Site, MS 2044-B, Tam O'Shanter-Montezuma Mine, Claims: Montezuma, MS 2043-A, Tam O'Shanter, MS 2044-A, North Star, MS 2153, Yellow Boy, MS 2177, Ivanhoe, MS 2295-A, New Discovery, MS 2610, Halcyon, MS 2807, Green Lake, MS 2880, Emma, MS 6976, Montezuma Mill Site, MS 2043-B, Ivanhoe Mill Site, MS 2295-B
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.01999, -106.84784
References
WESTON, W., 1910, THE TAM O'SHANTER-MONTEZUMA MINES: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073, P. 114-115WESTON, 1910 (PRODUCTION 1897-1906); COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS. (PRODUCTION FOR 1915, 1960)