| Deposit ID | 10013142 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009279 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Hill 1-8 |
| Related records | 10119028 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.84562, 38.42417 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2771 |
| Relative position | 9.4 MILES S 28 E FROM GUNNISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 001E | 15 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Diorite To Quartz Monzonite Of Gold Basin;Quartz Vein |
| Rock description | Quartz Diorite To Quartz Monzonite Of Gold Basin;Quartz Vein |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Metasedimentary Rocks;Quartz Vein |
| Rock description | Metasedimentary Rocks;Quartz Vein |
| (1) | -106.84562, 38.42417 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gunnison Uplift; San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Gold Basin Anticline; Unnamed Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Discoverer | Mineral Hill Gold Mines Co. |
| District name | Green Mountain (Gold Basin) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009279 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090164 |
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1286
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS NW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1134
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 10993
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRINCIPAL QUARTZ VEIN STRIKES N50W AND LIES ALONG TREND OF SW-DIPPING FAULT SUBPARALLEL TO MAIN FAULT THAT DISPLACES SCHIST UNIT AGAINST FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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