| Deposit ID | 60001032 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP90023 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Sneffels - Red Mountain District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.75064, 37.9581 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SNEFFELS CAMP LOCATED AT THE HEAD OF CANYON CREEK IN IMOGENE BASIN, WEST OF HAYDEN MTN.. RED MTN. CAMP LOCATED AT HEAD OF RED MTN. CREEK, EAST OF HAYDEN MTN.. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ouray(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Telluride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Uncompahgre(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(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 | Ouray |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -107.75064, 37.9581 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | THE SNEFFELS AND TELLURIDE DISTRICTS ARE IN THE EXTERIOR UNIT OF THE CALDERA. THE RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE HIGHLY FAULTED ZONE. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | THE SILVERTON CALDERA HAS AN INTERIOR DOWN FAULTED CIRCULAR BLOCK, SURROUNDED BY SOME TILTED AND LOCALLY FAULTED ROCKS, SURROUNDED BY HIGHLY FAULTED ROCKS, AND AN EXTERIOR ZONE OF RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED BUT FISSURED ROCKS. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | SNEFFELS - RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT |
|---|
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
MOSIER, D.L., MENZIE, W.D., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.
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