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Resolute Mine

Past Producer in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014137
MRDS ID D010783
Record type Site
Current site name Resolute Mine
Alternate or previous names Unpatented Claims: Newman Group, New York Group, Shehocton Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.03121, 37.67501 (WGS84)
Elevation 2690
Relative position 1.25 MILES SOUTH FROM RICO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dolores(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Dolores

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 039N 011W 01 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). LOCATION HIGHLY UNCERTAIN, BUT CLAIM NAME OF SHEHOCTON SUGGESTS POSSIBLE LOCATION EAST OF DOLORES RIVER AND SOUTH OF DEADWOOD GULCH IN W2 W2 SEC. 01. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FROM MCKNIGHT, 1974, PL. 1 (1930 BASE). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Rock unit name Hornblende Latite Porphyry
    Rock description Hornblende Latite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hermosa Formation
    Rock description Hermosa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.03121, 37.67501
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Rico Dome
Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1919

Mining district

District name Pioneer (Rico) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Juan N. F.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Resolute Mining Co.
    Home office Rico, Co.
    First year 1919

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6 Oz/Ton Ag, 40% Pb, 10% Zn, 1% Cu, 0.02 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Minor Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 10wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 40wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 169g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Material ORE AG PB ACC
    Description Ap_Grade: ^36.26 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.23 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 6g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1024g/mt
  • Year 1918
    Material ORE AG PB ACC
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1600 Oz/Ton Ag, 10 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 282g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 45176g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description Ap_Grade: ^90 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.5 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 2541g/mt
    Minor Gold Gold 14g/mt
  • Year 1919
    Description Ap_Grade: ^5358 Oz/Ton Ag, 43 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 1214g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 164800g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PROBABLE PARTIAL PRODUCTION RECORD. FIGURES UNAVAILABLE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1917. NO APPARENT PRODUCTION AFTER 1919.

Comments on the workings information

  • CDM INF. REPT. DESCRIBES WORKINGS AS STOPE 50 FT LONG AND 25 FT HIGH IN LEVEL AT 40 FT IN RAISE, WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723. P. 73-75.

  • Deposit

    PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORAD: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2

  • Deposit

    CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.

  • Production

    COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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