Animas District

The Animas District is a copper, gold, silver, zinc, and lead 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

Name: Animas District  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Juan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.7919, -107.58310

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Animas District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Animas District


Commodity

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


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Juan
District: ANIMAS DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: DISTRICT IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIM OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA.

Type: L
Description: FISSURES RADIAL TO THE RIM OF THE CALDERA


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIC


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

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, COMPARISON OF GOLD-RICH AND GOLD-POOR QUARTZ-BASE METAL VEINS: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, 7 P.

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.


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