| Deposit ID | 10087585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007950 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Equity Mine |
| Related records | 10191186 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.95979, 37.93668 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3414 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES N17W FROM CREEDE (B.M. 8853 AT NORTH END OF TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Luis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N | 001W | 34 | NE OF SE OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 6.3 TO 154.3 OZ/TON AG MOSTLY 20 TO 90 OZ/TON, AVERAGING 42 OZ/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.06 TO 1.61 OZ/TON AU, AVERAGING 0.28 OZ/TON. SHIPPED ORE AVERAGED 3% FE OXIDE, 87% INSOLUBLES, 1.5% ZN, 0.5% PB, TRACE CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Willow Cr. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Campbell Mtn. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| (1) | -106.95979, 37.93668 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Equity Fault |
| Strike | GENERALLY EAST-WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 TO 70 N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Creede District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| First year | 1971 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007950 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080790034 |
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK
LARSEN, E.S., 1929, RECENT MINING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 811-B.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED FRACTURES CUT HIGHLY SILICIFIED FAULT BRECCIA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2014 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0504191 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Equity Mine |
| Current operator | Rio Grande Silver, Inc. |
| Current controller (parent) | Hecla Mining Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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