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Zero Mine

Occurrence in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014225
MRDS ID D010900
Record type Site
Current site name Zero Mine
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: Zero, MS 14800, Edna, MS 14800

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.00009, 37.85333 (WGS84)
Elevation 3886
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 11.7 MILES S 61 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dolores(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dolores Peak(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)

Lizard Head Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 042N;041N 010W;010W 32;05 S2 OF SW (32); NW OF NW (05) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). CLAIMS LIE ON NORTH SIDE OF UPPER NAVAJO BASIN SW OF ROCK OF AGES MINE AND ONE MILE SW OF WILSON PEAK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROXIMATE SITE OF ZERO ADIT (S2 SW SEC. 32). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :41? 01 1975

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Malachite Gangue
Molybdenite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Alteration Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate; Silicification; Sericitization

Analytical data

Result BROMFIELD AND OTHERS' (1972) CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF SELECTED SAMPLES FROM AREA OF DISSEMINATED CU: SAMPLE 176, 3.1 PPM AU, 2.6 PPM AG, 9200 PPM CU, 38 PPM PB, 120 PPM ZN, 5 PPM MO
Result SAMPLE 178, 1.3 PPM AU, 5.2 PPM AG, 44000 PPM CU, 32 PPM PB, 94 PPM ZN, 10 PPM MO
Result SAMPLE 180, 39 PPM AU, 72 PPM AG, 42000 PPM CU, 4200 PPM PB, 6800 PPM ZN, 20 PPM MO
Result SAMPLE 190, 1.8 PPM AU, 5.5 PPM AG, 5800 PPM CU, 86 PPM PB, 150 PPM ZN, LT 5 PPM MO. TWO OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED ANOMALOUS (100 TO 300 PPM) MO.

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 Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite
    Rock description Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Eocene prevolcanic sedimentary rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Wilson Peak Stock

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Generally Ne-Trending Fissure Cutting Intrusive Rock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mount Wilson District

Land status

Ownership category
Area name San Juan N. F. (?)

Comments on the workings information

  • ZERO ADIT DRIVEN ALONG VEIN AT N 65 TO 75 E; CAVED AT 180 FT FROM PORTAL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P.55-58, 66-67.

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 14800

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN NORTH-CENTRAL PART OF WILSON PEAK STOCK, CHALCOPYRITE OCCURS (1) DISSEMINATED IN ADAMELLITE (QUARTZ MONZONITE), (2) ALONG MINOR FRACTURES, AND (3) IN NARROW AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS WITH PYRITE, MINOR GALENA AND SPHALERITE. ZERO VEIN FOLLOWS 2- TO 6-INCH-WIDE FISSURE TRENDING N 65 TO 75 E, DIPPING STEEPLY SE TO VERTICAL, AND SHOWING CONSPICUOUS SECONDARY CU MINERALS. DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE OCCURS IN POORLY OUTLINED AREA EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM ADIT ABOUT 1000 FT, WITH VISIBLE CARBONATE STAINING AT LEAST 100 FT ABOVE PORTAL. ALTERED ROCKS ALSO SHOW COMMON QUARTZ VEINLETS AND FRACTURE COATINGS AND SERICITIZED FELDSPAR. VISIBLE MOLYBDENITE FOUND ON DUMP OF CAVED ADIT 400 FT BELOW ZERO ADIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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