Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Conglomerate · "Granodiorite;", "Crestone conglomerate member of the Sangre de Cristo Formation"
StructureSangre De Cristo Fault, Gibson Peak Syncline, Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101770
MRDS IDD008959
Alternate namesSutherland, Sykes, Virginia, York State Claims, Albert, America, Aubury, Berynidia, Carstin, Century, Farrrington, Fitts, Gamella, Gran-Lee, Imogene, Jim K, Johnson, Mabel, Mitchell, Neri, Paul Bertram, Reese, Rein, Rosetta, Standard No. 13, Bernard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.04862, -105.72419
References
COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGER'S REPTS. 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 13914, 13917A, 13917BSCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628