Mine detail: Homestake Tunnel

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Location

Lat / long: 37.61669, -105.26889

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Ore: Pyrite

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Minturn Formation
Host type:Limestone
Associated rock:Diorite
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Tectonic:Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)

References

MRDSD006741
DEP10087421
ReferencePATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2
ReporterSchwochow, Stephen D.