The Coronado Group is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 14,344 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 14,344 Feet (4,372 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.58056, -105.48889
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Coronado Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coronado Group
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Eagle Plume
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Jessie Mae
Secondary: Dividend
Secondary: Invincible
Secondary: Courthouse Vein System
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tellurium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Blanca District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sierra Blanca Mining And Reduction Co.
Years: 1901 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Mountains Thrust Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SULFIDE ORE AVERAGED $15 TO $30/TON WITH TRACE TE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS ON MCMILLAN ROAD. EXACT LOCA TION HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR BLANA PEAK, AT COMMON CORNER OF SECS. 25 AND 36 (T28S, R73W), 30 AND 31 (T28S8 R72W) ). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Workings): 120-FT TUNNEL WITH 60-FT RAISE; 184-FT CROSSCUT, 75-FT CROSSCUT, 50-FT CROSSCUT
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPTS., 1900, P. 315; 1901, P. 173.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.
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