Coronado Group

The Coronado Group is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 14,344 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Coronado Group
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Eagle Plume
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Jessie Mae
Secondary: Dividend
Secondary: Invincible
Secondary: Courthouse Vein System

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Blanca District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Sierra Blanca Mining And Reduction Co.
Years: 1901 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment

Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Mountains Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SULFIDE ORE AVERAGED $15 TO $30/TON WITH TRACE TE

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS ON MCMILLAN ROAD. EXACT LOCA TION HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR BLANA PEAK, AT COMMON CORNER OF SECS. 25 AND 36 (T28S, R73W), 30 AND 31 (T28S8 R72W) ). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Comment (Workings): 120-FT TUNNEL WITH 60-FT RAISE; 184-FT CROSSCUT, 75-FT CROSSCUT, 50-FT CROSSCUT

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPTS., 1900, P. 315; 1901, P. 173.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.

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