Mine detail: Hamilton Mine

Previously called 'Courthouse Vein System'

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Location: Costilla County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.55613, -105.48779
dep_id: 10087423
mrds_id: D006746
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Trace mineral: Bismuth, Lead, Tellurium
Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Altaite, Gold, Hessite
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Metaquartzite
hrock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss,Amphibolite
Structure: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
References:
  • Deposit:: VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31
  • Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.
  • Deposit:: HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO--A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION: USGS P-138, P. 110
  • Deposit:: COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1902, P. 115
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