Colorado · Dolores, San Miguel County
Producer

Mount Wilson District

Dolores, San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZincMolybdenumAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryMolybdenum, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFISSURE VEINS, DISSEMINATION
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGENERALLY EAST-WEST-TRENDING FISSURES CUTTING INTRUSIVE ROCKS
Geology
StructureWILSON PEAK STOCK, BLACK FACE PLUTON, AMES PLUTON, PARADOX BASIN, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS
AlterationALTERATION OF SULFIDE TO OXIDES; ALTERATION OF SULFIDE TO CARBONATES AND SULFATE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1882
Last production1961
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID60000379
MRDS IDD010892
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.8603, -107.98485
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227, 100 P.BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A.BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUANDRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.NASON, F.L., 1900, THE GEOLOGY AND VEIN SYSTEMS OF THE MOUNT WILSON MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 69, P. 681-682.BROMFIELD, C.S., 1961, EMPLACEMENT OF THE WILSON PEAK STOCK AND ASSOCIATED INTRUSIVE ROCKS, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, P. C137-C139.BROMFIELD, C.S., AND BUSH, A.L., 1968, MULTIPLE INTRUSION IN THE SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, IN AHOMAKER, JOHN, ED., GUIDEBOOK OF SAN JUAN-SAN MIGUEL-LA PLATA REGION, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 19TH FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 94-99.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G, 69 P.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND PURINGTON, C.W., 1899, DESCRIPTION OF THE TELLURIDE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 57.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPRS. ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS P2