| Deposit ID | 60000377 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010781 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Pioneer District-Colorado |
| Alternate or previous names | Rico District |
| Related records | 10142422 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01875, 37.69251 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ON NW SLOPE OF NEWMAN HILL ABOVE SILVER CREEK (UNSURVEYED SECTIONS). ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FROM MCKNIGHT, 1974, PL. 1 (1930 BASE) AND ARE FOR PRO PATRIA PORTAL (MOST LIKELY ON REVENUE CLAIM) IN E2 NE SEC. 36. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST : 1975 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rico(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| (1) | -108.01875, 37.69251 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | RICO DOME |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN UPLIFT, PARADOX BASIN |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | PIONEER DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | RICO DISTRICT |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | RICO-ARGENTINE MINING CO. |
| Home office | SALT LAKE CITY, UT |
| Year | 1949 |
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 73-75, 92-93.
PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.
RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN, REPT., PT. 2, P. 350.
CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1441, 5909, 5910, 5911, 5913, 5916, 5917, 5923, 6282, 6796, 6960, 11814, 12302, 12302, 12304
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