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Wheel Fo Fortune Mine

Past Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012563
MRDS ID D008244
Record type Site
Current site name Wheel Fo Fortune Mine
Related records 10143155

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.14338, 38.29973 (WGS84)
Elevation 2935
Relative position 14.2 MILES N O/W FROM SAGUACHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bonanza(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 047N 007E 25 SE OF SW OF NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • S-T-R, LAT-LONG, AND ELEV. TAKEN FROM BURBANK'S (1932) PLATE 1 SCALE 1:12000). MINE OR CLAIM LIES ON KERBER CR. 900 FT SE OF ST. JOE MINE. SHAFT LIES APPROX. 1000 FT SE OF TUNNEL PORTAL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Early Barren Stage Of Alteration By Fumarolic Or Acid-Hot Spring Activity Resulted In Intense Silicification, Wallrock Replacement By Jasper And Alteration Products Hematite, Diaspore, Alunite, Barite, Zunyite, Rutile, And Kaolin Minerals. Later Mineralizing Stage By Alkaline Or Neutral Solutions Deposited Ore And Gangue And Caused Micaceous Alteration (Sericite And Chlorite) And Calcite, Quartz, And Pyrite.

Analytical data

Result SMALL ORE SHIPMENT RAN 12% PB, 0.7% CU, 22 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Rock unit name Bonanza Tuff;Rawley Andesite
    Rock description Bonanza Tuff;Rawley Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Rock unit name Bonanza Tuff;Rawley Andesite
    Rock description Bonanza Tuff;Rawley Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.14338, 38.29973
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Bonanza Caldera

Ore body information

  • Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1927

Mining district

District name Bonanza (Kerber Creek)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Larson, William
    Home office Salida, Co.
    First year 1959
  • Type Owner
    Owner Vernon Robinson
    Home office Denver, Co.
    First year 1959

Production statistics

  • Year 1926
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 16wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 875g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PATTON REPORTS PRODUCTION OF APPROX. 100 TONS OF AG-PB ORE FOR 1881-1900.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 207.26M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT APPROX, 100 FT DEEP. TUNNEL DRIVEN S67E FOR 210 FT, THENCE (N80E FOR 60 FT, THENCE N27E FOR 50 FT. AT 100 FT INTO TUNNEL, DRIFT ALONG VEIN DRIVEN N80E FOR 230 FT. WINZE OF UNKNOWN DEPTH SUNK AT 80 FT INTO DRIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAUGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136P.

  • Deposit

    BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.

  • Production

    COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLIND VEIN DEVELOPED BY TUNNEL TRENDS N80E, 50 TO 60 NW AND CONTAINS 2 TO 3 FT GOUGE. VEIN DEVELOPED BY SHAFT TRENDS N60W ON OUTCROP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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