Mine detail: Blanca Mutual Mining and Milling Co. Claims

Previously called 'Claims: BachelorCalumetCopper QueenHomestakeMyrtle K.ViolaCourthouse Vein system'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.56669, -105.48807

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Ore:	Gold
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1898

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	metagabbro
Host type:	Gabbro
Structure:	Normal Fault Along West Rim Of Blanca Basin, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D006748
DEP	10087424
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:: COLO. DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1900, P. 163}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.