Mine detail: Hamilton Mine

Previously called 'Courthouse Vein System'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.55613, -105.48779

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Bismuth, Lead, Tellurium
Ore:	Altaite, Gold, Hessite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Metaquartzite
Host type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock,Gneiss,Amphibolite
Structure:	Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D006746
DEP	10087423
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.