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
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
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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