Mine detail:

Previously called 'Old Dominion GroupGold Nugget GroupUnpatented Claims: Gold Nugget Nos. 1-3Gold Nugget ClaimsGold Nugget No. 1 & 2 Claims'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.51251, -107.52674

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Copper
Tertiary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue:	Scheelite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Vallecito Conglomerate
Host type:	Conglomerate
Associated rock:	Eolus Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	San Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, Needle Mtns Uplift
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D010746
MAS	80677025
DEP	10014108
Reference	STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F. P. 110-112.
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D., Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Wilson, Anna B.