Sneffels - Red Mountain District

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

Name: Sneffels - Red Mountain District  

State:  Colorado

County:  Ouray

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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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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

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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): 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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