Colorado · Ouray County
Past Producer

Uncompahgre District

Ouray County, Colorado, United States
ZincGoldCopperLeadSilverBarium-BariteAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
SecondaryBarium-Barite, Antimony
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN, REPLACEMENT VEIN
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureLATE PALEOZOIC AND LATE MESOZOIC/EARLY TERTIARY FOLDING AND FAULTING
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID60000278
MRDS IDD001976
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.0419, -107.66754
References
WHITE, D. E., 1962, ANTIMONY IN U.S.: USGS MR - 20KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK