| Deposit ID | 10014687 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011569 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulphuret Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sulphuret-Cora Mine, Patented Claims: Sulphuret, MS 589, Cora, MS 615 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.30035, 38.00807 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2734 |
| Relative position | 1.7 MILES S 23 E 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N | 004W | 03,04,09 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics;Fish Canyon Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics;Fish Canyon Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Rock unit name | Tuffaceous Sandstone Of Henson Member Of Silverton Volcanics |
| Rock description | Tuffaceous Sandstone Of Henson Member Of Silverton Volcanics |
| (1) | -107.30035, 38.00807 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Year of last production | 1921 |
| District name | Lake (Lake City) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sulphurette Mining And Milling Co. |
| Home office | Pueblo, Co. |
| First year | 1922 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. E. Heath |
| First year | 1922 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011569 |
IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 101.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 589, 615
COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.; USGS/USBM MINERAL RESOURCES OF U.S.; USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK (1949)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE LOCATED ON GENERALLY N 55 E-TRENDING RADIAL FAULT CUTTING UNCOMPAHGRE MOAT-FILL ROCKS AND PROJECTING NE FROM LAKE CITY CALDERA AND RED MTN RHYOLITE INTRUSION. VEIN LIES IN SLACK'S (1980) BARITE/PRECIOUS METALS ASSEMBLAGE, QUARTZ-SPHALERITE ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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