| Deposit ID | 10014140 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010787 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sambo Mine |
| Related records | 10214735 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.03621, 37.70751 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2829 |
| Relative position | 1.12 MILES N 19 W FROM RICO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 040N | 011W | 26 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Augite Monzonite |
| Rock description | Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Augite Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Hermosa Formation |
| Rock description | Hermosa Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -108.03621, 37.70751 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rico Dome |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioneer (Rico) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dave Baker |
| Home office | Rico, Co. |
| First year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010787 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330175 |
RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 365-367.
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.
PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRINCIPAL VEIN TRENDS N 75 W, 65 NE AND OCCUPIES SMALL-DISPLACEMENT FAULT, BUT AT TOP OF DRIFT, VEIN APPARENTLY BRANCHES TO SOUTH AS BLANKET REPLACEMENT IN BEDDING FAULT BETWEEN SHALES AND CONSISTS OF SULFIDES IN QUARTZ-CEMENTED BRECCIA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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