Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPossible Breccia Pipe Related To Local Intrusive Center
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Of Volcanics Of Uncompahgre Peak
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSilicification; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1981
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10101901
MRDS IDD011560
Alternate namesGold Hill, Gold Hill Nos. 1-2, Patented Claims: Golden Wonder, MS 552, Golden Mammoth, MS 553, Gold Carbonate, MS 17651, Unpatented Claims: Windy Point, Pride of the West, Golden Cycle, Lakeview, Golden Age, Lone Jack, Big Jack Nos. 1-3, Lucky Fish, Lucky Fish Nos. 1-3, New York, Blue Bell, Golden Bell
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.00473, -107.28035
References
IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 101-102LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.SLACK, J.F., 1980, MULTISTAGE VEIN ORES OF THE LAKE CITY DISTRICT, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 75, NO. 7, P. 963-991.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 552, 553, 17651MINING RECORD, 1981-82, (VARIOUS ARTICLES): MINING RECORD, 3/11/81, 4/22/81, 6/17/81. 9/16/81, 12/15/82.WILKINSON, BRUCE, 1981, GOLDEN WONDER MINE BEGINS WITH LIMITED ORE PRODUCTION: DENVER POST, 6/14/81.FISHER, F.S., AND LEEDY, W.P., 1973, GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES IN THE RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1381.SLACK, J.F., 1976, HYPOGENE ZONING AND MULTISTAGE VEIN MINERALIZATION IN THE LAKE CITY AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: STANFORD UNIV. PH.D. THESIS, 327 P.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT. (1939); MINERAL RESOURCES OF U.S.; IRVING AND BANCROFT (1911); MINING RECORD, 1981