Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.

The Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co. is a gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in San Juan county, Colorado.

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Site Name

Primary: Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 4 MAIN ORE-BEARING ZONES (EXTENDING NE) WITH 5 MAIN ORE-BEARING FISSURE VEINS (TRENDING NE) IN THE 4 ZONES. WHERE MAIN VEINS ARE CUT BY 15 TO 20 OLDER FISSURES, ORE BODIES ARE LARGER AND RICHER IN MAIN VEINS.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS-UNDERGROUND. 34 CLAIMS INCLUDE SANDIAGO, SAN JUAN QUEEN, SCOTIA, GOLDEN FLEECE.

Comment (Production): GOLD ORE 1875-1900, $90,000. PRESENT (1965) NONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reference (Deposit): USBM EXAMINATION FILE

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