Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNe-Trending Fissure Cutting Intrusive Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Granite
Associated rockGabbro,Granite · Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyrytic Adamellite;Wilson Peak Stock--Microgranogabbro
StructureParadox Basin, San Miguel Mtns, Wilson Peak Stock
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10111404
MRDS IDD010897
Alternate namesPolar No. 2, MS 12908, Patented Claims: Special Session, MS 12908, Slide Rock, MS 12908, Oasis, MS 12908, Polar No. 1, MS 12908, Polar No. 3, MS 12908
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.868, -108.01366
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P.54-55, 66-67.BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 12908COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.CDM Summary Annual Report 1960, MMR DOC #407862.BROMFIELD AND OTHERS, 1972, P. 19 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS, USBM, AND US MINT RECORDS)