| Deposit ID | 60000374 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010641 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Summitville District |
| Alternate or previous names | Summit District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.5928, 37.43 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CLAIMS LIE ALONG WIGHTMAN FORK FROM HEADWATERS, THROUGH SUMMITVILLE, TO CONFLUENCE WITH ALAMOSA RIVER. MOST PRODUCTIVE MINES LIE ON NORTH AND NE SLOPES OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN JUST SW OF TOWN SOUTHWARD TO SADDLE BETWEEN SOUTH MOUNTAIN AND CROPSY MOUNTAIN. DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE BY TRAIL UP WIGHTMAN FORK FROM ROAD ALONG ALAMOSA RIVER WEST THROUGH JASPER FROM CAPULIN AND NORTH FROM PLATORO; VIA ROAD SE UP PARK CREEK FROM US 160 SOUTH FROM SOUTH FORK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR MAIN ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUMMITVILLE (NW NW NE SEC. 30, T37N, R4E). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Grande(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Summitville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alamosa-Trinchera(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 | Rio Grande |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| (1) | -106.5928, 37.43 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PLATORO CALDERA, SUMMITVILLE CALDERA, SUMMITVILLE FAULT, SOUTH MOUNTAIN DOME |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Discoverer | James L. Wightman, E. Baker, J. Cary French, Sylvester Reese, William Boran |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1971 |
| District name | SUMMIT DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | SUMMITVILLE DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | SUMMITVILLE, INC. |
| Home office | LAKEWOOD |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SUMMITVILLE, INC. |
| Home office | LAKEWOOD |
| Year | 1972 |
PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1976 CALDERAS OF THE SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FILED, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 958
LIPMAN, P.W., AND ATEVEN, T.A., 1970 RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLATORO CALDERA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 700-C, P. C19-C29.
HILLS, R.C., 1885, ORE DEPOSITS OF SUMMIT DISTRICT, RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 1, P. 20-37
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 208-210
BIRD, W.H., 1972, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PLATORO CALDERA COMPLEX, SOUTHEAST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: MTN. GEOLOGIST, V. 9, NO. 4, P. 379-387.
LIPMAN, P/W/, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | 2011-07-26 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey |
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