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Treasure Comstock Group

Occurrence in Rio Grande county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014017
MRDS ID D010623
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Comstock Group
Alternate or previous names Copper Queen, War Eagle Shaft, Treasure Mountain, Unpatented Claims: Jack Pershing 1-4, Treasure 1-20, Treasure Comstock 1-4, Black Hawk 1-4, Copper Queen 1-4.
Related records 10119229

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.69589, 37.42835 (WGS84)
Elevation 3109
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5.7 MILES S 86 W FROM SUMMITVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elwood Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

South San Juan Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Rio Grande

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 037N 003E 30 NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN BUT PROBABLY NEAR ELWOOD CREEK SE OF MCCORMICK CABIN IN UNSURVEYED SECTION. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROX C NE SEC. 30. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result ASSAY FROM WAR EAGLE SHAFT CONTAINED 2.75 OZ/TON AU, 5% PB, 50% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Summitville Andesite;Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Latite Porphyry
    Rock description Summitville Andesite;Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Latite Porphyry
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
    Rock description Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field
Type of structure Local
Structure description Platoro Caldera, Crater Creek Stock, Elwood Creek Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Crater District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Juan N. F.

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Treasure Mountain Mining, Milling, And Tunnel Co.
    Home office Pagosa Springs, Co.
    First year 1932
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lloyd Larrson
    Home office Pagosa Springs, Co.
    First year 1932

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH, PROBABLE TUNNEL DEVELOPMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.

  • Deposit

    LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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