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Monon Claims

Past Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101786
MRDS ID D009233
Record type Site
Current site name Monon Claims
Alternate or previous names Claims: Monon Nos. 1-27
Related records 10191054

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.53782, 37.80251 (WGS84)
Elevation 2719
Relative position 13 MILES N50W OF DEL NORTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Cone Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rio Grande 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 Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 041N 004E 08,09,15,16,17 S2 (08); W2 OF SE (09); S2 (15); E2 OF NW (16); N2 (17) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG BAUGHMAN CREEK. LAT-LONG AND ELEV. GIVEN ARE FOR TUNNELS NE SE. 16 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
    Rock description Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.53782, 37.80251
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Type of structure Local
Structure description Embargo Intrusive Center

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1962

Mining district

District name Embargo (Embargo Creek, Meyers Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Monon Leasing Co.
    First year 1962
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. W. Wright (Estate), K. Mccoy, D. Weaver
    First year 1962

Comments on the production information

  • USBM MIN. EXAM. FILES REPORTS ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF 10000 TONS ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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