Silver Tip Mine

The Silver Tip Mine is a copper mine located in Costilla county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,701 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

Name: Silver Tip Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Costilla

Elevation: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.59972, -105.29611

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Silver Tip Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Tip Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Costilla
District: Grayback (Russell) District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Trinchera (Estate)
Years: 1910 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment

Type: L
Description: Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Malachite, Iron Oxides


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED GOUGE IN A FAULT ZONE CONTACT BETWEEN PRECAMBRIAN GNEISS AND SCHIST AND PENN. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Comment (Location): ALTHOUGH DISTRICT ACTUALLY IS IN UNSURVEYED PRIVATE LAND GRANT, SECTIONS REPORTED ARE BASED ON PATTON AND OTHERS (1910) MAP RATHER THAN PROJECTIONS FROM ADJACENT QUADS. LAT-LONG AND ELEVATIONS DETERMINED FROM TOPO QUAD. MINE OR CLAIM LIES ON EAST BANK OF PLACER CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND OPEN CUT


References

Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLOADO: CGS BULL. 2


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