| Deposit ID | 10087925 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belle Champion Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Unpatented Claims: Belle Champion, Golden Era |
| Related records | 10289379 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.99509, 37.99861 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2493 |
| Relative position | 10.6 MILES N 68 W FROM TELLURIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gray Head(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Miguel(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(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 | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N | 010W | 08 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Porphyritic Microgabbro;Pyroxene Minette | ||||||
| Rock description | Porphyritic Microgabbro;Pyroxene Minette | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pony Express Limestone Member Of Wanakah Formation |
| Rock description | Pony Express Limestone Member Of Wanakah Formation |
| (1) | -107.99509, 37.99861 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Gray Head Fault, Gray Head Laccolith |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lower San Miguel District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010924 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130412 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130554 |
BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1961, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRAY HEAD QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-176.
HESS, F.L., 1913, NOTES ON THE VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 530, P. 142-156.
BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E, P. 376-377.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CUT BY GRAY HEAD FAULT, WHICH AT MINE SITE TRENDS N 18 W, DOWNTHROWN ON NE. AT SAME PLACE, FAULT INTERSECTS GENERALLY EAST-WEST-TRENDING MICROGABBRO DIKE. PYROXENE MINETTE DIKE TRENDS PARALLEL TO AND 300 FT WEST OF FAULT. VEIN FOLLOWS DIKE ON GOLDEN ERA CLAIM; REPLACEMENT IN PONY EXPRESS LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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