Description
Harry Henson, Jorl K. Mullin, Albert Mead, Charles Godwin (Ute-Ulay Vein)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryUranium, Bismuth, Manganese, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN, REPLACEMENT, DISSEMINATION
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · "PICAYUNE MEGABRECCIA MEMBER OF SAPINERO MESA TUFF", "TUFFACEOUS SANDSTONE OF HANSON MEMBER OF SILVERTON VOLCANICS"
Associated rock"EUREKA MEMBER OF SAPINERO MESA TUFF", "BIOTITE-QUARTZ LATITE OF BURNS MEMBER OF SILVERTON VOLCANICS"
StructureSAN JUAN-UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERA, LAKE CITY CALDERA, SILVERTON CALDERA, EUREKA GRABEN, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SAN JUAN DEPRESSION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1874
Last production1977
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID60000389
MRDS IDD011609
Alternate namesHenson Creek District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.0075, -107.46643
References
USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-59\nKeith Long significant deposits list, October 2010