| Deposit ID | 10012950 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008981 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Treasure Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Raven, Nora B, Delphos, Hannah, Golden Treasure Mill Site |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.58947, 37.88696 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2957 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 9.5 MILES S 39 E OF CRESTONE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crestone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Luis(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 025S | 073W | 07 | S2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Approximate (1) | -105.58947, 37.88696 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Fault And Unnamed Branch Fault |
| Width | 4.57M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Liberty (Music) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Treasure Mining And Milling Corp. |
| Home office | Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Byron Rolloson |
| Home office | Crestone,Co. |
| First year | 1934 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008981 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1935-1938.
COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPT.
JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558
CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-764.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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