Mine detail: George Washington Group

Previously called 'Patented Claims: George Washington, MS 312No. 2 Ruby, MS 2637'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.87807, -107.4348

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Ore:	Galena

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Granite
Associated rock:	Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes
Associated type:	Diabase,Granite
Structure:	San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D011571
DEP	10014689
Reference	{Deposit:: LIMPAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.}{Deposit:: COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.}{Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 312, 2637}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.