Mine detail: Deadman Creek Prospect

Previously called 'Deadman Creek areaAbermin projectUnnamed MinesUnknown'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.88891, -105.62169

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Granodiorite Gneiss
Host type:Gneiss
Associated rock:Diabase
Associated type:Diabase
Structure:Sangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine Fault, Small Thrust Fault Remnants, Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic:Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alteration processes:silicification

References

MRDSD008978
DEP10012948
Reference{Deposit:: CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-76}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}
ReporterSchwochow, Stephen D., Beach, Richard A.