Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Elbert Formation;Ouray Formation
StructureSan Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Fe And Base-Metal Sulfide Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Last production1928
Identification
Deposit ID10087907
MRDS IDD010741
Alternate namesRed Bird Group, Shy Claims, Three Jacks Group, Chance Group, Silverreef Mine, Mary Murphy Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48112, -107.47757
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 53, 110, 113.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. (ANNUALS); STEVEN AND OTHERS, 1969, P. 113 (CUMULATIVE)