Description
Florence W. Gold Mines Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Junction Creek Sandstone;Entrada Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Last production1958
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10087914
MRDS IDD010821
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Gold Dollar, MS 19232, Last Chance, MS 193232, Silver Mug, MS 19232, Last Dollar, Ms
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.39362, -108.13121
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 69-70, 119-120.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19232COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 119 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS); COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS. (1957-1958)