Mine detail: C. H. C. Group

Previously called 'Princeton MinePatented Claims: C. H. C., MS 1040Princeton, MS 2258Crebec, MS 6130Limestone, MS 6131Ethlena, MS 6136'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.7139, -108.02482

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Zinc
Tertiary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore:	Limonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Fluorite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1879

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Hermosa Formation
Host type:	Shale,Sandstone,Limestone
Associated rock:	Hornblende Latite Porphyry
Associated type:	Latite
Structure:	San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Blackhawk Fault, Princeton Fault
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alteration processes:	Oxidation Of Sulfide Ores

References

MRDS	D010762
DEP	10014120
Reference	{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.}{Deposit:: PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.}{Deposit:: RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 388-390.}{Deposit:: CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1040, 2258, 6130, 6131, 6136}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.