| Deposit ID | 60000376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010735 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ute District |
| Alternate or previous names | Platoro District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.5334, 37.35172 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DISTRICT SITUATED ON CONEJOS RIVER AT PLATORO, AT PLATORO RESERVOIR, AND IN DIVIDE AREA BETWEEN FOREST KING MOUNTAIN AND MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. DEPOSITS PRESENT ALSO IN LAKE FORK DRAINAGE FROM BIG LAKE SE TO CONEJOS RIVER CONFLUENCE. DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE VIA ROAD UP CONEJOS RIVER WEST AND NORTH FROM ANTONITO AND VIA ROAD UP ALAMOSA RIVER FROM CAPULIN, THROUGH JASPER, AND OVER STUNNER PASS. DISTRICT ALSO EXTENDS ONTO RED MOUNTAIN QUAD. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF PLATORO (S2 SE SEC. 15, T36N, R4E, SECTIONS PROJECTED INTO UNSURVEYED AREA). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST : 1975 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Conejos(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Platoro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Conejos(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Conejos |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| (1) | -106.5334, 37.35172 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PLATORO CALDERA, SUMMITVILLE CALDERA, PLATORO FAULT ZONE, CALIFORNIA GULCH FAULT |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1974 |
| District name | UTE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | PLATORO DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | UNION MINES |
| Home office | LAKEWOOD |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | UNION MINES |
| Home office | LAKEWOOD |
| Year | 1982 |
PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINNING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.
STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, CALDERAS OF THE SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF.PAPER 958.
LIPMAN, P.W., AND STEVEN, 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.
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.
WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 52.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS
HAMMEN, C.W., AND WUENSCH, C.E., 1914, THE PLATORO DISTRICT, COLORADO--ITS TOPOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, MINES, AND ORES: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES THESIS T-468.
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