The Eureka District-Colorado is a gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in San Juan 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: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 37.875, -107.54190
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Eureka District-Colorado MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka District-Colorado
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: EUREKA DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: NORTH SIDE OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA ALONG A NORTHEAST-TRENDING GRABEN (EXTENDS FROM THE SILVERTON CALDERA TO THE LAKE CITY CALDERA IN HINSDALE COUNTY.) PART OF THE DISTRICT EXTENDS INTO THE CENTRAL DOWNFAULTED BLOCK OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA.
Type: L
Description: FISSURES AND VEINS. CRESCENTIC FAULTS OUTLINE THE CENTRAL BLOCKS OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIC, SERICITIC, PROPYLITIC
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MOSIER, D.L., MENZIE, W.D., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
Reference (Deposit): BARTOS, PAUL J., 1993, GOLD-RICH AND GOLD-POOR QUARTZ-BASE METAL VEINS, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: THE MINERAL POINT AREA AS AN EXAMPLE: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, 7 P.
Reference (Deposit): SHARPS, 1963: CSM MIN. IND. BULL, V.6, NO. 6.
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