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Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.

Producer in San Juan county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108249
MRDS ID DC03674
Record type Site
Current site name Treasure Mtn. Gold Mining Co.
Related records 10191666

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -107.63301, 37.89072 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(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)

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 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -107.63301, 37.89072
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 4 MAIN ORE-BEARING ZONES (EXTENDING NE) WITH 5 MAIN ORE-BEARING FISSURE VEINS (TRENDING NE) IN THE 4 ZONES. WHERE MAIN VEINS ARE CUT BY 15 TO 20 OLDER FISSURES, ORE BODIES ARE LARGER AND RICHER IN MAIN VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1875-1900

Comments on the production information

  • GOLD ORE 1875-1900, $90,000. PRESENT (1965) NONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM EXAMINATION FILE

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS-UNDERGROUND. 34 CLAIMS INCLUDE SANDIAGO, SAN JUAN QUEEN, SCOTIA, GOLDEN FLEECE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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