Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model{85: Polymetallic veins}
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite,Porphyry · Idaho Springs Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10108392
MRDS IDDC05291
Alternate namesGeneral Thomas, Decator, Silver Glance, Little Mattie, Great Republican, Newton, Wild Rose
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.73305, -105.55726
References
{Deposit:: Spurr, J. E., Garrey, G. H., and Ball, S. H., 1908, Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 63, 422 p.}{Deposit:: BLM CONNECTING SHEETS}{Deposit:: USGS BULL. 1208, 1966}{Deposit:: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 835, 1966}{Deposit:: Harrison, J. E., and Wells, J. D., 1959, Geology and ore deposits of the Chicago Creek area, Clear Creek County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 319, 92 p.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}