| Deposit ID | 10014745 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011657 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Monticello Mine |
| Related records | 10142181 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.49924, 37.94529 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3341 |
| Relative position | 11.5 MILES S 60 W FROM LAKE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redcloud Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(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 | 043N | 006W | 35 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes |
| Rock description | Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -107.49924, 37.94529 |
|---|
| 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, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Park (Whitecross, Burrows Park, Adams) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011657 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080530063 |
BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE COUNTY. COLORADO: MINES MAG., V. 15, NO. 11, P. 5-15.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
WOOLSEY, L.H., 1907, LAKE FORK EXTENSION OF THE SILVERTON MINING AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 315, P. 26-30.
KRASOWSKI, D.J., 1976, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BURROWS PARK, HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO STATE UNIV. M.SC. THESIS, 111 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KRASOWSKI'S MAP SHOWS VEIN TO LIE IN FAULT CUTTING PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE AND TRENDING GENERALLY N 35 TO 45 E, LYING SUBPARALLEL TO AND SE OF FAULTS ON WHICH CLEVELAND MINE DEVELOPED. WOOLSEY NOTED THAT GRANITE WAS HEAVILY PYRITIZED NEAR THE THREE OR MORE QUARTZ VEINS AGGREGATING 1.5 FT IN WIDTH. ORE REPORTEDLY WAS CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE MIXED WITH QUARTZ AND CALCITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1984 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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