Mine detail: Black Cat Mine

Previously called 'Claims: Grand AspenBlack CatProtection'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.39083, -106.77284

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver, Copper
Tertiary:	Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Gold
Discovery year:	1907

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Metasedimentary Rocks
Host type:	Quartzite,Schist
Associated rock:	Quartz Vein;Metarhyolite And Aplite Dikes
Associated type:	Rhyolite,Granite
Structure:	San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform

References

MRDS	D009248
DEP	10101787
Reference	{Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 18249}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.