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Kismuth Mines

Past Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012553
MRDS ID D008229
Record type Site
Current site name Kismuth Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.18199, 38.36279 (WGS84)
Elevation 2920
Relative position 18.9 MILES N07W FROM SAGUACHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bonanza(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(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)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 047N;048N 007E;007E 03;34 NW OF NE (03); SE OF SW (34) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • MINE OR CLAIM LIES ON SOUTH SIDE OF SILVER CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Early Barren Stage Of Alteration By Fumarolic Or Acid-Hot Spring Activity Resulted In Intense Silicification, Wallrock Replacement By Jasper And Alteration Products Hematite, Diaspore, Alunite, Barite, Zunyite, Rutile, And Kaolin Minerals. Later Mineralizing Stage By Alkaline Or Neutral Solutions Deposited Ore And Gangue And Caused Micaceous Alteration (Sericite And Chlorite) And Calcite, Quartz, And Pyrite.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Rawley Andesite
    Rock description Rawley Andesite
    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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Rawley Andesite
    Rock description Rawley Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.18199, 38.36279
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Bonanza Caldera; High-Angle Reverse Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Comments on the geologic information

  • HIGH-ANGLE REVERSE FAULT JUST NORTH OF MINES DISPLACES RAWLEY ANDESITE AGAINST PRECAMBRIAN GNEISS AND SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bonanza (Kerber Creek)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner David R. Miller
    First year 1970

Comments on the workings information

  • FOUR TUNNELS, APPARENTLY SHALLOW WORKINGS; INACCESSIBLE IN 1970

Comments on development

  • SMALL AMOUNTS OF HIGH-GRADE ORE MINED IN THE 1930'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.

  • Deposit

    BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO; USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.

  • Deposit

    PERRY, H.A., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE BONANZA VOLCANIC FIELD, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-1362.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS TREND APPROX. EAST-WEST

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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