Description
L.B. Da Ponte And Others (Iron Clad Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
SecondaryGold, Cadmium
TertiaryGermanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFissure Veins Cutting Coarse Clastics And Favorability Of Limestone For Chemical Replacement
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Hermosa Formation;Leadville Limestone
Associated rockLatite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1975
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10101867
MRDS IDD010770
Alternate namesSilver Clad Mine, Patented Claims: Iron Clad, MS 865, Santa Cruz, MS 6132, Bancroft, MS 6515, St. Louis, MS 8099, Unpatented Claims: Rico Boy, Red Dog, Rainbow
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.68668, -108.03565
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO, USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 94.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 362.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 865, 6132, 6515, 8099COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.