| Deposit ID | 10012554 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008230 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospects |
| Related records | 10191268, 10143271 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.1956, 38.23418 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2963 |
| Relative position | 10.5 MILES N17W FROM SAGUACHE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Klondike Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Saguache(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046N | 007E | 15,21,22 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rawley Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rawley Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Rawley Andesite |
| Rock description | Rawley Andesite |
| (1) | Intra-ash flow andesitic lavas |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bonanza Caldera |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bonanza (Kerber Creek) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008230 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090257 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090258 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090259 |
PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO; COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.
BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO; USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.
MARRS, R.W., 1973, APPLICATION OF REMOTE-SENSING TECHNIQUES TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE BONANZA VOLCANIC CENTER: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PH.D. THESIS T-1531
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECTS IMMEDIATELY AROUND COMMON SECTION CORNER LIE ON MAJOR CALDERA SUBRADIAL FRACTURE TRENDING N16 TO 18E. TWO SHAFTS IN SW/4 SEC. 15 LIE BETWEEN THIS FRACTURE AND CONCENTRIC FRACTURE TO EAST AND SOUTH OF BURIED CROSS FRACTURE THAT CONNECTS THE TWO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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