Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Molybdenum
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite,Quartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite · Mcclure Mountain Complex;Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneisses; Kaolinzation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1933
Last production1933
Identification
Deposit ID10097857
MRDS IDD009618
Alternate namesShamrock Claims, Mowe, Hollister and Drake Operation Claims: Mary Jean, Lucky Strike
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.29084, -105.46641
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 118-119TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A., AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES INSPECTION RECORDS, 1938