| Deposit ID | 10014128 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010773 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jones Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim: St. Louis, Ms 8099 |
| Related records | 10190326 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.03898, 37.6864 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2763 |
| Relative position | 0.65 MILES S 61 W FROM RICO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 040N | 011W | 35 | W2 OF E2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Hermosa Formation |
| Rock description | Hermosa Formation |
| (1) | -108.03898, 37.6864 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rico Dome |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| Discoverer | John Eder (Claimant) |
| District name | Pioneer (Rico) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 150.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010773 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330110 |
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 94-95.
PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8099
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOWER HERMOSA FM INTRUDED BY HORNBLENDE LATITE PORPHYRY. SCATTERED POCKETS OF NATIVE AU AND SLIGHTLY AURIFEROUS PYRITE OCCUR IN CHALE BRECCIA ABOVE BEDDING FAULT 15 FT ABOVE PORPHYRY SILL, IN FRACTURES TERMINATING ON BRECCIA, IN BEDDING SEAM AT TOP OF FRACTURES 30 FT ABOVE SHALE BRECCIA. CALCITE AND LOOSE QUARTZ ARE SPARSE. DEPOSIT IS UNIQUE IN DISTRICT IN THAT ALL VALUES ARE FREE AU, BUT DEPOSIT WAS NOT VERY PROCDUCTIVE DUE TO ERRATIC OCCURRENCE OF AU POCKETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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