Mine detail: Animas District

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.79191, -107.58374

Resource(M)

Primary:

Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	HYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:	FISSURES RADIAL TO THE RIM OF THE CALDERA, DISTRICT IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIM OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA.
Alteration processes:	SILICIC

References

MRDS	MP90022
DEP	60001031
Reference	{Deposit:: BARTOS, PAUL J., 1993, COMPARISON OF GOLD-RICH AND GOLD-POOR QUARTZ-BASE METAL VEINS: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, 7 P.}{Deposit:: KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.}{Deposit:: MOSIER, D.L., MENZIE, W.D., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.}