| Deposit ID | 10012193 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007665 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jay Gould Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.45057, 38.15057 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2441 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.1 MILES N38W FROM THE JUNCTION OF SR 96 AND CR 277 IN SILVER CLIFF, CO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Westcliffe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 072W | 8 | SW OF NE OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Silver Cliff Rhyolite Unit 1; Undivided Silver Cliff Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Silver Cliff Rhyolite Unit 1; Undivided Silver Cliff Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Pit (1) | Older gravels and alluviums |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Breccia Pipe, Small Faults, Volcanic Vent |
| General form | BRECCIA PIPE |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| District name | Silver Cliff |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007665 |
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH, ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
FIELDMAN, D.W. AND CROWLEY, F.P., 1980, SILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SILVER CLIFF CALDERA, IN SILVER CLIFF VOLCANIC CENTER AND TALLAHASSEE CREEK URANIUM DEPOSITS: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK, P. 1-14.
SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870-1895 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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