Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Granodiorite Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine Fault, "A" Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationUpper Portions Oxidized To Limonite And Copper Carbonates
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101772
MRDS IDD008967
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.93252, -105.6428
References
COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S., THESIS T-764