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Comet Mine

Past Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013123
MRDS ID D009230
Record type Site
Current site name Comet Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.5231, 37.80501 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 12.6 MILES N47W OF DEL NORTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Cone Knob(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 Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 041N 004E Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION UNKNOWN. LAT-LONG AND ELEV ARBITRARILY PLACED AT SOUTH QUARTER-CORNER SEC. 10 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PB ONLY METAL SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED FOR PRODUCTION, BUT AU AND AG PROBABLY ALSO OCCUR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.5231, 37.80501
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Embargo Intrusive Center

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CITES PRODUCTION IN 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912. PB MENTIONED FOR 1912

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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