| Deposit ID | 10101878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010899 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wheel of Fortune Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Wheel of Fortune, MS 14799, Hattie Ross, MS 14799, Hidden Hand, MS 14799, St. John, MS 14799, Illinois, MS 14799, Silent Friend, MS 14799 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01759, 37.85167 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3578 |
| Relative position | 12.5 MILES S 62 W FROM TELLURIDE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 041N;042N | 010W;010W | 06;31 | N2 OF N2 (06); S2 OF S2 (31) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | BROMFIELD AND OTHERS' (1972) FIRE ASSAY OF GRAB SAMPLE OF DUMP MATERIAL GAVE 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.19 OZ/TON AG, AND TRACES OF CU, PB, AND ZN. SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES: VEIN SAMPLE FROM OUTCROP CONTAINED 10% FE, 0.3% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.5% TI, 150 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, LT 200 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, LT 10 PPM BI, LT 20 PPM CD, LT 5 PPM CO, 5 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, LT 5 PPM MO, LT 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, LT 100 PPM SB, LT 10 PPM SN, LT 100 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, LT 200 PPM ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, 0.4 PPM AU, 1.5 PPM AG, 41 PPM CU, 40 PPM PB, LT 25 PPM ZN. SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF 3 DUMP SAMPLES: 5 TO 15% FE, 0.2 TO 0.5% MG, 0.05 TO 0.7% CA, 0.2 TO 0.3% TI, 70 TO 700 PPM MN, 1 TO 70 PPM AG, LT 200 TO 500 PPM AS, 20 TO 500 PPM B, 700 TO 3000 PPM BA, LT 10 TO 15 PPM BI, LT 20 TO 500 PPM CD, LT 5 TO 10 PPM CO, LT 5 TO 5 PPM CR, 10 TO 7000 PPM CU, LT 5 PPM MO, LT 5 TO 5 PPM NI, 50 TO GT 20000 PPM PB, LT 100 TO 700 PPM SB, LT 10 PPM SN, LT 100 TO 500 PPM SR, 50 TO 70 PPM V, LT 200 TO GET 10000 PPM ZN |
| Result | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, LT 0.02 TO 1.2 PPM AG, 10 TO 24000 PPM CU, 30 TO 52 PPM PB, LT 25 TO 76000 PPM ZN. |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wilson Peak Stock--Granodiorite;Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite | ||||
| Rock description | Wilson Peak Stock--Granodiorite;Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Telluride Conglomerate |
| Rock description | Telluride Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.01759, 37.85167 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, San Miguel Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wilson Peak Stock |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | John A. Ross |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Mount Wilson District |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. (?) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010899 |
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P. 39, 51-52, 66-67.
BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 14799
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR WEST END OF WILSON PEAK STOCK, WORKINGS INTERSECT SEVERAL STEEPLY NW-DIPPING QUARTZ-PYRITE VEINS TRENDING N 60 TO 80 E. STRONGEST VEIN IS 1.5- TO 2-FT-WIDE DECOMPOSED ZONE OF ALTERED PYRITE-IMPREGNATED GRANODIORITE WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF LIMONITIC CLAY, PYRITE, AND QUARTZ. HATTIE ROSS TUNNEL INTERSECTS NARROW MINERALIZED VEIN TRENDING N 75 E AND EXTENDING FROM GRANODIORITE INTO ADJACENT TELLURIDE COMGLOMERATE. SILENT FRIEND VEIN TRENDS ABOUT N 80 E AND CUTS ADAMELLITE NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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