The Crestone District is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Saguache 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: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.9953, -105.69860
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Crestone District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crestone District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: CRESTONE 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: VEIN
Operation Type: Underground
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE, SIERRA BLANCA MASSIF, RIO GRANDE RIFT
Type: L
Structure: thrust fault along west flank of Sangre de Cristo Range
Description: SANGRE DE CRISTO FAULT, GIBSON PEAK SYNCLINE
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 193-194.
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