Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueSiderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · White Quail Limestone Mbr., Minturn Formation
Associated rockPorphyry · quartz monzonite porphyry
StructureSW flank of Kokomo syncline, many small high-angle faults
Alterationsilicification (jasperoid)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10191953
Alternate namesWilfley Adit (Tunnel), Delphose Tunnel, Kimberly Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.43388, -106.19811
References
Koschmann, A. H., and Wells, F. G., 1946, Preliminary report on the Kokomo mining district, Colorado: Colorado Scientific Society Proceedings, v. 15, no. 2, p. 51-112.Bergendahl, M. H., and Koschmann, A. H., 1971, Ore deposits of the Kokomo-Tenmile district, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 652, 53 p.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.