Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryManganese, Zinc, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueFluorite, Nontronite, Psilomelane, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Wad
Geology
Host rockLatite · Eagle Gulch Latite;Hayden Peak Latite
Associated rockLatite · Eagle Gulch Latite;Hayden Peak Latite
StructureSawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift, Bonanza Caldera
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
AlterationEarly Barren Stage Of Alteration By Fumarolic Or Acid-Hot Spring Activity Resulted In Intense Silicification, Wallrock Replacement By Jasper And Alteration Products Hematite, Diaspore, Alunite, Barite, Zunyite, Rutile, And Kaclin Minerals. Later Mineralizing Stage By Alkaline Or Neutral Solutions Deposited Ore And Gangue And Caused Micaceous Alteration (Sericite And Chlorite) And Calcite, Quartz, And Pyrite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10101731
MRDS IDD008027
Alternate namesClaim: Hawk
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.26751, -106.12921
References
PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.