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Black Diamond

Occurrence in San Juan county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017770
MRDS ID DC04239
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.60064, 37.91668 (WGS84)
Relative position E SLOPE OF CALIFORNIA MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(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)

Animas(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 42N 07W 11 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.60064, 37.91668
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 2 LODES INTERSECTING N 56 E 80 NW AND N 81 E 81 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECT PIT ONLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANSOME, 1901, USGS BULL. 182 P. 184.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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