Phoenix Mine

Past Producer in Mineral county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012316
MRDS ID D007874
Record type Site
Current site name Phoenix Mine
Related records 10215676

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.91951, 37.89668 (WGS84)
Elevation 3194
Relative position 3.05 MILES N 08 E FROM CREEDE (B.M. 8853 AT NORTH END OF TOWN)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Mineral

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 042N 001E 07 SE OF SW OF SW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • S-T-R, LAT-LONG, AND ELEV. DETERMINED FROM EMMONS AND LARSEN'S (1923) TOPO MAP (1:24,000). MINE OR CLAIM LIES ABOVE E WILLOW CR. NE OF CAMPBELL MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Extensive Wallrock Silicification, But Argillization And Chloritization In Some Areas

Analytical data

Result FEW TO 30% PB, LT 10 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
    Rock description Campbell Mtn. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
    Rock description Campbell Mtn. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.91951, 37.89668

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Comments on the geologic information

  • NORTH END OF DRIFT IN PALOALTO LEVEL MAY BE AT OR NEAR POINT WHERE S-HM FAULT BRANCHES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1951
Year of last production 1956

Mining district

District name Creede District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Outlet Mining Co.
    First year 1961

Comments on the workings information

  • OLDER 120-FT SHAFT SUNK ON MAIN VEIN. MAPPED EXTENT OF ACCESSIBLE WORKINGS ON PALO ALTO LEVEL INCLUDE TUNNEL DRIVEN 230 FT AT S 35 W, THENCE 390 FT AT GENERALLY S 60 W THRU VEIN. 1070 FT OF DRIFT ALONG VEIN IN N-S DIRECTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGHLY VARIABLE DIP FROM 47 TO 85 W

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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