| Deposit ID | 10087424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006748 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blanca Mutual Mining and Milling Co. Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Bachelor, Calumet, Copper Queen, Homestake, Myrtle K., Viola, Courthouse Vein system |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.48807, 37.56669 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3810 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 9 MILES N 8 E FROM BLANCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Costilla(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Luis(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Costilla |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 028S;028S;029S;029S | 073W;072W;073W;072W | 36;31;01;06 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| Rock unit name | metagabbro | ||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.48807, 37.56669 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NNW trending Courthouse Vein system |
| Structure description | Normal Fault Along West Rim Of Blanca Basin |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| District name | Blanca District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blanca Mutual Mining And Milling Co. |
| First year | 1900 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006748 |
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31
ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.
COLO. DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1900, P. 163
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPORTED TO BE A LIME-QUARTZ VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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