Description
Headlight Gold Mining And Milling Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAlteration Of Felsic Volcanics On Limb Of Syncline
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueChlorite, Cordierite, Gahnite, Garnet, Malachite, Sericite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry;Dubois Greenstone--Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Dubois Greenstone--Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase,Rhyolite,Basalt · Diabase Dikes
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Tolvar Peak Stock, Headlight Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1919
Identification
Deposit ID10101887
MRDS IDD011167
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Headlight, MS 16336, Poorman, MS 16336, Portland. MS 16336: Gray Horse, MS 16336, Baltimore, MS 1981, Camp Bird, MS 19981, Boston, MS 19982, Badger, MS 19983, Portland Extension, MS 20114, Camp Bird No. 1, MS 20114, Camp Bird No. 2, MS 20114, Boston Extension, MS 20115, Headlight Extension, MS 20115
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35083, -107.11507
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1981, PRECAMBRIAN SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN THE GUNNISON REGION, COLORADO, IN EPIS, R.C., AND CALLENDER, J.F., EDS., WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 32D FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 273-277.NELSON, C.J., AND RIESMEYER, W.D., 1983, GEOLOGY OF THE ANACONDA-GUNNISON MINE AREA, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, IN HANDFIELD, R.C., ED., GUNNISON OLD BELT AND POWDERHORN CARBONATITE FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK: DREGS, P. 8-18.TROST, P.B., 1975, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE VULCAN-ANACONDA-HEADLIGHT MINE AREA, DUBOIS GREENSTONE BELT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: UNPUB. CONSULTING REPT.NELSON, A.P., (NO DATE), MINING DISTRICTS, PRODUCING MINES AND PROSPECTIVE PROPERTIES (OF GUNNISON COUNTY): COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., P. 6.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 16336, 19981, 19982, 19983, 20114, 20115COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.DROBECK, P.A., 1979, GEOLOGY AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF A PART OF THE GUNNISON GOLD BELT: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.SC. THESIS T-2251, P. 141-142.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.