| Deposit ID | 10014190 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010856 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Southern Boy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Southern Boy, MS 6435, Southern Girl, MS 6436, Bushby, MS 12392, Texas Queen, MS 15688, Northern Boy, MS 15688, Alvia, MS 15688, Unpatented Claim: General Miles |
| Related records | 10166574 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.07426, 37.37112 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2774 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 12.4 MILES N 61 W FROM DURANGO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Plata(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hesperus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | La Plata |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 036N | 011W | 16,21 | S2 (16); N2 OF N2 (21) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sylvanite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Barite | 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Dolores Formation |
| Rock description | Dolores Formation |
| (1) | -108.07426, 37.37112 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | La Plata Dome |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | James La Fayette Sheek (Southern Boy And Southern Girl Claimant) |
| Year of last production | 1924 |
| District name | California (La Plata) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Claude D. Park |
| Home office | Durango, Co. |
| First year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010856 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080670273 |
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 168
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 6435, 6436, 12392, 15688
ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 168 (AS COMPILED FROM USBM RECORDS); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COUNTRY ROCKS OF CONSISTS PERMIAN AND TRIASSIC RED BEDS INTRUDED BY DIORITE-MONZONITE PORPHYRY DIKES. VEIN TRENDS N 0 TO 11 W, DIPS STEEPLY EAST AND CONSISTS OF 1- TO 3-FT SILICIFIED FRACTURE ZONE WITH QUARTZ, BARITE, ANKERITE, AND SULFIDES. NEAR-SURFACE WEATHERED MATERIAL REPORTEDLY YIELDED FREE AU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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