Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer
Black Cat Mine
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Gold
Silver
Copper
Lead
Zinc
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Description
Rawson Crocker
Commodities
Primary
Gold
Secondary
Silver, Copper
Tertiary
Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Schist · Metasedimentary Rocks
Associated rock
Rhyolite,Granite · Quartz Vein;Metarhyolite And Aplite Dikes
Structure
San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1907
Identification
Deposit ID
10101787
MRDS ID
D009248
Alternate names
Claims: Grand Aspen, Black Cat, Protection
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.39083, -106.77284
References
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAPBLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 18249