| Deposit ID | 10014077 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010698 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apache Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim: Apache, MS 19158, Iron Valley, MS 19158 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.5948, 37.60084 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3834 |
| Relative position | 14.7 MILES S 16 E FROM SILVERTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Plata(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbine Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Weminuche Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | La Plata |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 039N | 007W | 36 | W2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | STEVEN AND OTHERS' (1969) ASSAY OF 4-FT CHIP SAMPLE FROM BACK OF DRIFT AT WINZE CONTAINED 1.40 OZ/TON AG, 0.32% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | CHIP SAMPLE FROM BACK OF TUNNEL AT SOUTH DRIFT CONTAINED 1.68 OZ/TON AG, 0.15% CU, 0.66% PB, 0.65% ZN. SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN SAMPLE CONTAINED 1000 PPM TI, 100 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 200 PPM BA. 50 PPM BI, LT 20 PPM CD, LT 5 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 150 PPM MO, 500 PPM PB, 300 PPM SB, LT 10 PPM SN, LT 100 PPM SR, 15 PPM V, LT 50 PPM W, 1000 PPM ZN |
| Result | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONTAINED 0.10 PPM AU, 2200 PPM CU, 2000 PPM PB, 680 PPM ZN, GT 100 PPM SB. |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rock unit name | Eolus Granite;Intrusive Bodies And Related Rocks (Younger And Older Bodies Of Chicago Basin Stock) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rock description | Eolus Granite;Intrusive Bodies And Related Rocks (Younger And Older Bodies Of Chicago Basin Stock) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rock unit name | Eolus Granite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rock description | Eolus Granite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (1) | -107.5948, 37.60084 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Needle Mtns Uplift, Chicago Basin Stock, Eolus Batholith, Trimble Stock |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Philip Dentinger (Claimant) |
| District name | Needle Mountain (Tacoma, Florida, Vallecito) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 176.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010698 |
SCHMITT, L.J., AND RAYMOND, W.H., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1434, 40 P.
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 30-32, 55-67, 103, 162-163.
CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 131.
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19158
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN TRENDS APPROX NORTH-SOUTH OR SLIGHTLY NNW, DIPS STEEPLY EAST OR ENE, AND LIES ON NNW-SSE-TRENDING REGIONAL RECTANGULAR FRACTURE SYSTEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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