The Blanca is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado.
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:
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.57172, -105.48674
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Blanca MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blanca
Secondary: Blanca District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: hydrothermal veins
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Age Old: Oligocene
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (General): Ellis , C.E., 1988, Mineralogy and configuration of the Courthouse Vein System,, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 32-88
References
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