| Deposit ID | 60000379 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010892 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mount Wilson District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.98485, 37.8603 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). DISTRICT LIES IN SAN MIGUEL MTNS AND PARTLY IN WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, STRADDLES SAN MIGUEL-DOLORES COUNTY LINE, AND INCLUDES NAVAJO BASIN (UPPER WEST DOLORES RIVER, DOLORES CO.); UPPER ELK, BEAR, AND BILK CREEKS, AND MAGPIE GULCH (SAN MIGUEL CO.). PROMINENT PEAKS INCLUDE SUNSHING MTN, CROSS MTN, GLADSTONE PEAK, WILSON PEAK, MT. WILSON, AND EL DIENTE PEAK. DISTRICT EXTENDS ONTO DOLORES PEAK (1953) AND LITTLE CONE (1953) QUADS AND PORTION OF DRAINAGE AREA 14030002 (DOLORES CO.). DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE FROM DUNTON VIA TRAIL UP WEST DOLORES RIVER TO NAVAJO BASIN; VIA TRAIL SOUTH FROM SAN MIGUEL RIVER VALLEY AND COLORADO RTE. 145; VIA TRAIL WEST FROM OPHIR AND LIZARD HEAD PASS-TROUT LAKE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR WILSON PEAK (SEC. 33, T42N, R10W). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Wilson(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 |
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| (1) | -107.98485, 37.8603 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | WILSON PEAK STOCK, BLACK FACE PLUTON, AMES PLUTON |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | PARADOX BASIN, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | MOUNT WILSON DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | HENRY POLLMAN ESTATE |
| Home office | TELLURIDE |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SILVER BELL INDUSTRIES |
| Home office | DENVER |
| Year | 1975 |
BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227, 100 P.
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A.
BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUANDRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.
NASON, F.L., 1900, THE GEOLOGY AND VEIN SYSTEMS OF THE MOUNT WILSON MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 69, P. 681-682.
BROMFIELD, C.S., 1961, EMPLACEMENT OF THE WILSON PEAK STOCK AND ASSOCIATED INTRUSIVE ROCKS, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, P. C137-C139.
BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G, 69 P.
CROSS, WHITMAN, AND PURINGTON, C.W., 1899, DESCRIPTION OF THE TELLURIDE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 57.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPRS. ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS P2
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