Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer
Dandy-Copper Tunnel
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Gold
Silver
Copper
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold
Geology
Host rock
Schist · Metasedimentary Schist
Structure
Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Branch Fault
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1900
Identification
Deposit ID
10101773
MRDS ID
D008974
Alternate names
Dandy-Copper
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.99001, -105.67002
References
JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 13913COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPT., 1901