Mine detail: Blanca Mutual Mining and Milling Co. Claims

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

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Location: Costilla County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.56669, -105.48807
dep_id: 10087424
mrds_id: D006748
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
model: 82: Epithermal veins
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: metagabbro
hrock_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)
disc_yr: 1898
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:: COLO. DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPT., 1900, P. 163
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