| Deposit ID | 10014191 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010858 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Texas Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mountain Meadow Mine, Texas Chief and Mountain Meadow Groups |
| Related records | 10239754 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.02092, 37.36612 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2938 |
| Relative position | 9.8 MILES N 54 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)
Animas(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 | 13 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Petzite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | 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 > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Dolores Formation |
| Rock description | Dolores Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -108.02092, 37.36612 |
|---|
| 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 | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1928 |
| District name | California (La Plata) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texas Chief Mining Co. |
| Home office | Durango, Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010858 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080670284 |
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 69-70, 168.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 168 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COUNTRY ROCKS CONSIST OF DOLORES AND CUTLER FM RED BEDS INTRUDED BY DIORITE-MONZONITE PORPHYRY SILLS AND DIKES. TEN OR MORE DISCONTINUOUS VEINS STRIKE IN TWO PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS: N 60 TO 70 W AND N 5 T015 E. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880S? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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