| Lat / long: | 37.70751, -108.05315 |
| Primary: | Iron |
| Tertiary: | Copper, Silver, Gold |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite |
| Gangue: | Malachite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Replacement |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1875 |
| Last production ended: | 1900 |
| Host rock: | Hermosa Formation |
| Host type: | Limestone |
| Associated rock: | Augite Monzonite;Hornblende Latite Porphyry |
| Associated type: | Monzonite,Latite |
| Structure: | San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome |
| Tectonic: | Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns) |
| Alteration processes: | Oxidation Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate |
| MRDS | D010777 |
| DEP | 10014131 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 27.}{Deposit:: CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1909, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130, P. 15.}{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. 356.} |
| Reporter | Schwochow, Stephen D. |