| Deposit ID | 10014720 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011614 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hoosier Boy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claim: Adelia, MS 700, Unpatented Claims: Isabel R., Little Joe, Red Bird, Blue Bird |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.55564, 37.97833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3432 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 13.5 MILES S 74 W FROM LAKE CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hinsdale(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Handies Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Hinsdale |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N | 006W | 17,20 | SW OF SW (17); NW OF NW (20) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -107.55564, 37.97833 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Galena (Henson Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. J. Van Buskirk And Associates |
| Home office | Lake City, Co. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011614 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080530052 |
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 120. 34 P.
BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE COUNTY, COLORADO: MINES MAG., V. 15, NO. 11, P. 5-15.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 700
COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES IN INFILL SEQUENCE OF UNCOMPAHGRE-SAN JUAN CALDERAS PROBABLY IN NE-TRENDING FAULT ON NW SIDE OF EUREKA GRABEN, ALTHOUGH NONE WAS MAPPED AT MINE SITE BY LIPMAN (1976). NO DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF VEIN AND ORE IS AVAILABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-84 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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