| Deposit ID | 10014680 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011562 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Missouri Favorite Mine |
| Related records | 10288021 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.33146, 38.02223 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2761 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.2 MILES S 59 W FROM LAKE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044N | 004W | 33 | SE OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Eureka Member Of Sapinero Mesa Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Eureka Member Of Sapinero Mesa Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -107.33146, 38.02223 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lake (Lake City) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011562 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080530061 |
IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 98-99.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STUDY AREAS CONTIGUOUS TO THE UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1391-E, PL. 3.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE LOCATED NORTH OF LAKE CITY CALDERA WALL IN UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERA MOAT-FILL SEQUENCE, ALONG PROBABLE CONCENTRIC FAULT OR FRACTURE TRENDING N 50 W, 70 SW. VEIN LIES IN SLACK'S (1980) BARITE/PRECIOUS METALS ASSEMBLAGE, OUTER RHODOCHROSITE-TETRAHEDRITE ZONE. FAULT CHARACTERIZED BY SLICKENSIDES ON WEST SIDE OF VEIN AND BY CONSIDERABLE UNSTABLE CLAY AND MUD GOUGE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-84 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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