Description
Charles H. Hilliker And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Arsenic, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Proustite, Pyrargyrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10101874
MRDS IDD010850
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Ruby King, Ms 1237
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.44612, -107.97008
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219 P. 73-74, 163, 173.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1237