| Deposit ID | 10107873 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003060 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 81130392 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Andrus Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Andrews Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.74167, 37.90833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3778 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ironton(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
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 042N | 008W | 10 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -107.74167, 37.90833 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | East Ridge co |
| Year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003060 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 81130392 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 81110037 | Bad record. Location too far south so miscoded in MAS as being in San Juan County. |
Burbank, W.S., and Luedke, R.G., 1964, Geology of the Ironton Quadrangle,:USGS GQ-291.
Colorado Bureau of Mines Annual Report 1949
DMEA RECORDS
DMM DOC#401033
C D M SUMM MIN A
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 10239971 (merged with this record and deleted) gave commodities as gold (major) and silver (trace). Added to this record as is. |
| Deposit | 10288771 listed gold as the major commodity and copper, silver, zinc, and lead all as trace. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1978-01-01 | Hasler, J. William | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-17 | Intermountain Field Operations Center | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 1992-05-27 | Intermountain Field Operations Center | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2008-06-24 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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