| Deposit ID | 10014723 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011617 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ocean Wave Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Vermont Mine, Patented Claims: Ocean Wave, MS 92, Wave of the Ocean, MS 93, Vermont, MS 2489a, Alabama, MS 2940a, Fairview, MS 2550, Scotia, MS 2550, Pearl, MS 2550, Castle, MS 13103a, Burro Cabin, MS 13103a, El Sud, MS 16721, El Norte, MS 16721, Unpatented Claims: Sunset, Evening Star, Evelyn |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.44091, 38.01583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3127 |
| Relative position | 6.7 MILES S 82 W FROM LAKE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Uncompahgre Peak(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 | 044N;043N | 005W;005W | 33,34;05,06 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | STEVEN AND OTHERS' (1977) SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES. GRAB SAMPLE FROM 4000-ST DUMP AT ADIT CONTAINED 1 % AL, 3 % FE, 0.05 % MG, 0.02 % MN, 0.02 % TI, 100 PPM B, 30 PPM CR, 3000 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 80000 PPM PB, 10000 PPM ZN, LT 70 PPM ZR, 0.02 OZ/TON AU AND 9.8 OZ/TON AG (FIRE ASSAY), 0.41 % CU AND 4.15 % PB AND 2.22 % ZN (ATOMIC ABSORPTION) |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.05 % SB. CHIP SAMPLE FROM VEIN AT ADIT CONTAINED 3 % AL, 0.03 % CA, 3 % FE, 0.1 % MG, 0.2 % MN, 0.05 % TI, 200 PPM B, 60 PPM CR, 600 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 30000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM ZN, LT 70 PPM ZR, TRACE AU AND 1.4 OZ/TON AG (FIRE ASSAY), 0.05 % CU AND 0.99 % PB AND 0.19 % ZN (ATOMIC ABSORPTION). GRADE OF 85 SHIPMENTS OF 25 ST EACH WAS 33.9 TO 253.10 OZ/TON AG, 7.5 TO 59 % PB |
| Result | AVERAGES WERE 84.53 OZ/TON AG AND 27.96 % PB. |
| 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) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Picayune Megabreccia Member Of Sapinero Mesa Tuff |
| Rock description | Picayune Megabreccia Member Of Sapinero Mesa Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -107.44091, 38.01583 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Deperession |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Discoverer | John Baker And Others (Ocean Wave Claimants) |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| District name | Galena (Henson Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. C. Martin And Co. |
| Home office | Lake City, Co. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reynolds, A. E. (Estate) |
| First year | 1928 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011617 |
IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 85-86.
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. REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 92, 93, 2489A, 2490A, 2550, 13103A, 16721
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, P. 83, 110-111.
IRVING AND BANCROFT, 1911, P. 86.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES JUST OUTSIDE NORTH RIM OF LAKE CITY CALDERA IN UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERA INFILL ROCKS CONSISTING OF EUREKA MEMBER RHYOLITE AND PICAYUNE MEGABRECCIA, COMPOSED OF CHAOTIC MASSES OF PRECALDERA INTERMEDIATE-COMPOSITION ROCK INTERPRETED TO BE RESULT OF SLUMPING FROM OVERSTEEPENED CALDERA WALLS DURING INITIAL SUBSIDENCE OF UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERA. DEPOSIT IS CONCENTRIC VEIN IN SLACK'S (1980) QUARTZ/BASE-METAL ASSEMBLAGE, MIDDLE HYBRID ZONE. VEIN TRENDS EAST-WEST AND NE AND INTERSECTS MORE NNE-TRENDING TRANSVERSE VEIN IN ADJOINING LELLIE MINE WORKINGS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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