Mine detail: Rico Claims

Previously called 'Rico and Rico No. 1'

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Location: Costilla County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.57558, -105.29863
dep_id: 10094403
mrds_id: D006733
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
alteration: Malachite, Iron Oxides
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_type: Sandstone,Gneiss
Structure: Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
References:
  • PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2
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