| Deposit ID | 10101722 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007880 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ridge Mine |
| Related records | 10288551 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.91784, 37.90001 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2880 |
| Relative position | 2.15 MILES N14E 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 | 042N | 001E | 18 | NW OF SE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Willow Cr. Mbr. Of 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 |
| Rock description | Willow Cr. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| (1) | -106.91784, 37.90001 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Solomon-Holy Moses Fault Zone; Creede Graben |
| Strike | N20W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 64SW |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Discoverer | N.C. Creede |
| District name | Creede District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Creede Mines Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1956.82M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 341.38M |
| Overall width | 51.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007880 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080790080 |
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. GUIDE BOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1912, ORE WAS TREATED IN SMALL CONCENTRATING MILL NEAR PORTAL. TOTAL PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT $500,000 TO $700,000 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ETHEL AND RIDGE VEINS FORM A CONCAVE (WEST WARD) BRANCH OF SOLOMON VEIN BRANCHING OFF APPROX. 1200 FT NW OF RIDGE PORTAL AND REJOINING NEAR END OF MAIN SOLOMON TUNNEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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