Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
GangueSerpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10311050
Alternate namesincludes Penn No. 1, 2, 3, Old Breece Iron, Ballard, Big Six, Little Prince, Nettie Morgan, Presiden
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.24943, -106.24617
References
Emmons, S. F., Irving, J. D., and Loughlin, G. F., 1927, Geology and ore deposits of the Leadville mining district, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 148, 368 p.Harrer, C.M., and Tesch, W.J., Jr., 1959, Reconnaissance of iron occurrences in Colorado, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information circular 7918, 82 p.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.