Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueVariscite, Wavellite
Geology
Host rockPorphyry · dacite, quartz latite, and rhyolite intrusive porphyry of Hahns Peak
Associated rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Sandstone,Shale,Mafic Intrusive Rock · "Morrison and Sundance Formations", "Dakota Sandstone", "Mancos Shale", "Browns Park Formation", "mafic dikes"
Structurebreccia pipe in porphyry stock
Alterationsilicification, sericitization, kaolinitization, pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10311069
Alternate namesColumbine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.84275, -106.92925
References
George, R. D., and Crawford, R. D., 1909, The Hahns Peak region, Routt County, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey First Report, 1908, p. 189-229.Neubert, J. T., 1994, Mineral appraisal of Routt National Forest, Colorado: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 13-94, 64 p., appendicies.Young, E. J., and Segerstrom, K., 1973, A disseminated silver-lead-zinc sulfide occurrence at Hahns Peak, Routt County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1367, 33 p.