The Red Mountain Deposits is a silver, lead, gold, and copper mine located in Ouray county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 10,801 Feet (3,292 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.9119, -107.69560
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Red Mountain Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mountain Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: Red Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Red Mountain Resources
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Sial Exploration Inc.
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Cornucopia Resources Ltd.
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1884
Discovery Year: 1883
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Kaolin
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Colusite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Stromeyerite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Polybasite
Unknown: Proustite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Bournonite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A generalized record, non-specific. Probably should be deleted. There are much better, more detailed records for actual mines in this area. ABW changed this from a site record to a district record, recoded all of the commodities as primary (from Tertiary), and put the existing references into something closer to USGS format.
References
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., 1947, Red Mountain District, Ouray County, in VANDERWILT, J.W., ed., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADOSTATE OF COLORADO MINeral Resources Board, p. 428-431.
Pages: p. 428-431.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON, RAYmond, 1939, COLUSITE, ITS OCCURRENCE, PARAGENESIS, AND GENETIC SIGNIFICANCE: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, v. 24, P. 369-376.
Reference (Deposit): MOEHLMAN,ROBERT S., 1936, ORE DEPOSITION SOUTH OF OURAY, COLORADO, pt. 2: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, v. 31, no. 5, p. 488-504.
Pages: p. 500-502.
Reference (Deposit): KING, WM. H., and Allsman, P.T., 1950, RECONNAIssaNCE OF METAL MINING IN the San Juan region, Ouray, SAN JUAN AND MINERAL COUNTIES, Colorado: USBM IC-7554. 109 p.
Pages: p. 37-47.
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., and Luedke, R.G., 1968, Geology and ore deposits of the western San Juan Mountains, Colorado, in Ore deposits of the united States, 1933-1967 (Graton-Sales v. 1): American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), p. 715-733.
Pages: p. 715-733.
Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, 1935, A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION OF SOUTHWESTER COLORADO: USGS BULL. 843, 121 P.
Reference (Deposit): BASTIN, E.S.. 1923, SILVER ENRICHMENT IN THE SAN JUAN Mountains, COLOrado: USGS BULL. 735-D, P. 98-108.
Pages: p. 98-108
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, FREDERICK L., 1901, A REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULl. 182, 265 P.
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