The Sneffels - Red Mountain District is a copper, lead, gold, zinc, and silver mine located in Ouray 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, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.9581, -107.75000
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Sneffels - Red Mountain District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sneffels - Red Mountain District
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Ouray
District: SNEFFELS - RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
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 STOCK, MASSIVE (CHIMNEY DEPOSIT), 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: THE SILVERTON CALDERA HAS AN INTERIOR DOWN FAULTED CIRCULAR BLOCK, SURROUNDED BY SOME TILTED AND LOCALLY FAULTED ROCKS, SURROUNDED BY HIGHLY FAULTED ROCKS, AND AN EXTERIOR ZONE OF RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED BUT FISSURED ROCKS.
Type: L
Description: THE SNEFFELS AND TELLURIDE DISTRICTS ARE IN THE EXTERIOR UNIT OF THE CALDERA. THE RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HIGHLY FAULTED ZONE.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIC, PORPHLITIC, ARGILLIC, ADVANCED ARGILLIC, SERICITIC
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
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): 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): BARTOS, PAUL J., 1993, COMPARISON OF GOLD-RICH AND GOLD-POOR QUARTZ-BASE METAL VEINS: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, 7 P.
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