Significant Deposits

Tracts AD03 to FFTG

GIS DATA  Location Classification Past Production (Amount Recovered) Remaining Resources    
Layer Tract Map No. Deposit District County State Long Lat No. Deposit Type No. Alternative deposit types Environmental Model Discovery Year Production Dates Tonnage thousand metric t Au metric t Ag metric t Cu thousand metric t Pb thousand metric t Zn thousand metric t OtherProduction References: Production Resource Year Tonnage thousand metric t Au metric t Ag metric t Cu thousand metric t Pb thousand metric t Zn thousand metric t Other Grades References: Resources Comments Operators
SEDX AD03 01, 02, 03

Pierrepont, Edwards, and Balmat

Balmat-Edwards

St. Lawrence

NY -75.400 44.252 31a

Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb

 

 

Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb-Ag

1903 1911-1986

31,096

no

61

no

77

2,494

Pyrites

USBM Minerals Yearbooks; St. Joe Minerals 1971-80 SEC Form 10K; Fluor Corp. 1981-86 SEC Form 10K

1986

3,400

no unk no unk

436

Cadmium

Fluor Corp. 1986 SEC Form 10K

Includes Edwards, Balmat, and Pierrepoint Mines

Zinc Corporation of America
SCU2 CP03 01

Lisbon Valley

Lisbon Valley

San Juan

UT -109.125 38.125 30b

Sediment-hosted Cu, redbed

 

 

Sediment-hosted Cu

~1886 1896-1973

>140

no no

13

no no

 

Morrison and Parry, 1986

1997

87,500

no neg

359

no no

 

Summo Minerals website

Resource in Centennial, Sentinal, and GTO deposits.

Summo Minerals
PMR1 CR15 01

Gilman

Gilman

Eagle

CO -106.367 39.517 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1878 1880-1981

11,890

12

2,104

96

144

848

Manganese

Lovering and others, 1978; Gulf and Western Industries SEC Form 10K 1972-81; Radabaugh and others, 1968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production is for Eagle County of which >99% by value is from Gilman district. Reserves depleted.

 
PMR1 CR15 02

Aspen

Roaring Fork (Aspen)

Pitkin

CO -106.833 39.167 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

Sherman-type

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1879 1880-1956

2,863

neg

3,114

neg

254

11

 

Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Aspen Western
PMR2 CR16 01

Tenmile (Kokomo - Robinson - Frisco)

Consolidated Tenmile

Summit

CO -106.214 39.417 19a

Polymetallic replacement

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1878 1879-1956

>506

1.6

89

neg

>14

34

 

Bergendahl and Koschmann, 1971; Koschmann and Bergendahl, 1968; USBM Production Data 1902-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silver production before 1902 estimated using silver to gold ratio for ore produced 1902-04.

 
PMR2 CR16 02

Alma

Mosquito (Alma)

Park Lake

CO CO -106.125 39.333 19a

Polymetallic replacement

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1860 1902-1989

1,212

27

30

neg

10

neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-1958; Cobb Resources SEC Form 10K 1988-89

1988

927

9

unk no no no

 

Cobb Resources 1988 SEC Form 10K

Substantial production from 1874 to 1901.

Alma American - Cobb Resources - Boulder Gold
PMR2 CR16 03

Leadville

California

Lake

CO -106.250 39.250 19a

Polymetallic replacement

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1868 1869-1997

24,173

89

7,672

>47

1,141

1,039

Pyrites, manganese, iron, bismuth

Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1904-70; Asarco SEC Form 10K 1971-97

1996

23,389

>35

1,259

>3

>252

>614

Manganese, pyrites

Asarco 1996 SEC Form 10K (Black Cloud); USBM Minerals Yearbook 1986 (Diamond-Resurrection); Randol 1996 (Hopemore); Meeves and Darnell, 1970 (district resources)

Excludes production from Sherman mine. Production before 1904 includes small production from other districts in Lake County. Resource at Black Cloud, Diamond-Resurrection, Hopemore mines and remainder of district. Resource data incomplete.

Asarco - Leadville Corp. - Canuc Resources - Leadville M & M
PMR3 CR17 01

Lone Cone

Lone Cone (Dunton)

Dolores

CO -108.098 37.767 22c

Vein, polymetallic

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1880 1896-1950

>81

0.7

33

neg neg neg

 

McKnight, 1974; Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-77

1991

102

1.4

28

unk unk unk

 

Robertson Info-Mine

Resource at Emma mine.

Lucas Gold Resources - National Gold and Nickel Resources
PMR3 CR17 01

Rico

Pioneer

Dolores

CO -108.025 37.667 19a

Polymetallic replacement

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1869 1879-1977

>925

3

455

5

77

77

Pyrites

McKnight, 1974; Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-77

1985

1,700

2

100

34

unk unk

 

Long, 1992

Production data incomplete. Resource at NBH replacement deposit.

 
PMR1 CR18 01

Magdalena

Magdalena

Socorro

NM -107.208 34.083 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1866 1866-1968

>1,400

0.11

124

5

57

159

 

North and McLemore, 1986; Loughlin and Koschman, 1942; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1940-57; McLemore, 1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Cobb Resources
PMR1 CR19 01

Presidio

Shafter

Presidio

TX -104.330 29.810 19a

Polymetallic replacement

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1880 1885-1947

2,116

0.19

929

neg

36

neg

 

Evans, 1975; Henderson, 1943; Ross, 1943

1985

>9,000

unk

1,555

unk unk unk

 

Long, 1992

 

 
ALKG CR20 01

Jamestown

Central

Boulder

CO -105.375 40.125 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Au-At-Te vein

1865 1882-1959

>660

>2.2

>10

neg

>1

neg

 

Lovering and Goddard, 1950; USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-59

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Fluorite, molybdenum

Randol 1996

Production from both alkaline Au-Te and polymetallic vein deposits. Resource at Cash mine.

Energetics
ALKG CR20 02

Ward

Ward

Boulder

CO -105.500 40.071 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Au-At-Te vein

1861 1902-1959

64

1.3

23

neg neg no

 

Lovering and Goddard, 1950; USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps 1.5 metric t Au and 28 metric t Ag produced 1885-1901. Production from both alkaline Au-Te and polymetallic vein deposits.

 
ALKG CR20 03

Gold Hill

Gold Hill

Boulder

CO -105.383 40.054 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Au-At-Te vein

1859 1902-1959

432

5

17

neg

1

neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-59

 

116

2

18

no no no

 

Randol 1996

Production from both alkaline Au-Te and polymetallic vein deposits. Resource at Cash mine.

Gold Hill Ventures
ALKG CR20 04

Magnolia

Magnolia

Boulder

CO -105.380 39.990 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Au-At-Te vein

1875 1875-1953

>27

5

sig neg neg no

 

Lovering and Goddard, 1950; USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production, probably overestimated, from both alkaline Au-Te and polymetallic vein deposits.

Keystone M & M
ALKG CR20 05

Allard

La Plata (California)

La Plata

CO -108.088 37.407 20c

Porphyry Cu-Au

 

 

Porphyry Cu

by 1902   no no no no no no

 

 

1984

32,000

2

163

128

no no

Platinum

Mutschler and Mooney, 1995

 

Aston Resources
ALKG CR20 05

La Plata

La Plata (California)

La Plata

CO -108.042 37.417 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

 

 

Au-At-Te vein

1873 1878-1958

>165

6

63

neg neg neg

 

Eckel and others, 1949; USBM Minerals Yearbook 1938-57

1985

126

5

6

unk unk unk

 

Saunders and May, 1986

Resource at Bessie G mine.

 
ALKG CR21 01

Cripple Creek

Cripple Creek

Teller

CO -105.133 38.717 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

 

 

Au-At-Te vein

1890 1891-1993

>31,456

605

72

neg neg no

 

Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbook 1924-62; Nerco SEC Form 10K 1989-91; Golden Cycle SEC Form 10K 1987-93

1997

76,711

85

unk no no no

 

Golden Cycle 1997 SEC Form 10K

  Independence Mining - Golden Cycle Gold
ALKG CR22 01

Elizabethtown-Baldy

Elizabethtown-Baldy

Colfax

NM -105.250 36.625 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

22c

Vein, polymetallic

Au-Ag-Te vein

1866 1904-1952

182

7

0.8

neg neg no

 

North and McLemore, 1988; McLemore, 1996a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
ALKG CR22 02

Ortiz - Cunningham Hill

Old Placers

Santa Fe

NM -106.132 35.339 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

 

 

Au-Ag-Te vein

1828 1828-1986

>2,427

11

neg neg neg no

 

McLemore, 1996a

1991

35,880

54

unk no no no

 

Lac Minerals 1991 Annual Report

Resource for Cunningham Hill property only.

Barrick Gold
ALKG CR22 03

Carache Canyon

Old Placers

Santa Fe

NM -106.163 35.317 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

 

 

Au-Ag-Te vein

by 1934   no no no no no no

 

 

1992

15,200

36

unk no no no

 

AMH 1993 entry for Pegasus Gold

  Barrick Gold
ALKG CR22 04

Lukas Canyon

Old Placers

Santa Fe

NM -106.189 35.301 18b

Skarn, Cu

 

 

Cu, Au, and Pb-Zn skarn

by 1986   no no no no no no

 

 

1992

9,600

11

unk

24

no no

 

AMH 1993 entry for Pegasus Gold; Maynard, 1995

  Barrick Gold
ALKG CR22 05

White Oaks

White Oaks

Lincoln

NM -106.750 33.767 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

 

 

Au-Ag-Te vein

1850 1850-1951

>2

5

0.03

neg neg neg

Tungsten

McLemore, 1991

 

 

 

       

 

 

   
ALKG CR22 06

Nogal

Nogal

Lincoln

NM -105.750 33.530 22b

Alkaline Au-Te

20c

Porphyry Cu-Au

Au-Ag-Te vein

1865 1902-1942

54

0.2

0.6

neg neg neg

 

McLemore, 1991

1938

1,412

6

unk no no no

 

Ryberg, 1991

Resource for Vera Cruz deposit, gold grade overestimated.

FMC Gold - Vera Cruz Minerals
KVMS CR24 01

Dawson

Grape Creek

Fremont

CO -105.290 38.390 28a

Massive sulfide, kuroko

 

 

Volcanic-associated massive sulfide

by 1916 1943-1959

6

neg neg neg neg neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1943-47

 

391

4

unk unk unk unk

 

Randol 1996

Production for Grape Creek district.

Celtic Minerals - Uranerz
KVMS CR24 02

Gunnison Gold Belt

Cebolla

Gunnison

CO -107.100 38.367 28a

Massive sulfide, kuroko

 

 

Volcanic-associated massive sulfide

1897 1902-1957

51

0.3

1

neg neg neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1902-57

 

1,651

3

unk unk unk unk

 

EMJ 1/85; AMH 1989

Production from several deposits.

Colorado Gold
KVMS CR25 01

Pecos

Willow Creek

San Miguel

NM -105.667 35.792 28a

Massive sulfide, kuroko

 

 

Volcanic-associated massive sulfide

1883 1902-1944

2,089

6

170

9

61

191

 

McLemore, 1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resource not depleted when underground mining ceased in 1939.

 
QZAD CR26 01

Galena

Galena

Hinsdale

CO -107.318 38.058 22c

Vein, polymetallic

 

 

Polymetallic vein and replacement

1871 1902-1959

115

0.1

19

1

5

neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
QZAD CR26 01

Lake City

Lake

Hinsdale

CO -107.333 38.017 22b

Epithermal vein, Creede

22b

Alkaline Au-Te

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

~1842 1902-1961

27

0.2

11

neg

1

neg

 

USBM Minerals Yearbooks and Production Data 1902-61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Earth Sciences
QZAD CR26 02

Creede (Amethyst, Bulldog etc. veins)

Creede

Mineral

CO -106.933 37.875 25b

Epithermal vein, Creede

 

Vein, polymetallic

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1883 1891-1985

>3,481

5

2,619

2

143

44

 

Steven and Ratté, 1965; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1957-71; Homestake SEC Form 10K 1972-85

1985

1,100

unk

530

unk

21

unk

 

Homestake 1985 SEC Form 10K

Resource at Bulldog mine.

Homestake - Crown Resources - Sutton Resources
QZAD CR26 03

Crystal Hill

Crystal Hill

Saguache

CO -106.270 37.870  

Epithermal vein, quartz-adularia

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

~1880 1907-1953

18

neg

0.3

neg neg no

 

USBM Minerals Yearbook and Production Data 1907-53

 

1,400

1.6

15

unk no no

 

Pansze, 1987

Production before 1902 unknown.

 
QZAD CR26 04

Platoro

Platoro

Conejos

CO -106.536 37.350  

Epithermal vein, quartz-adularia

25b

Epithermal vein, Creede

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1861? 1885-1952

1

neg

2

neg neg no

 

Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbooks 1938-52

 

549

3

112

no no no

 

AMH 1997 entry for International Panorama Resources

 

Union Mines - International Panorama Resource
QZAD CR27 01

Mogollon

Mogollon

Catron

NM -108.800 33.400 25c

Epithermal vein, Comstock

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1875 1902-1969 unk

11

>622

neg neg neg

 

McLemore, 1996b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
QZAD CR27 02

St. Cloud

Chloride

Sierra

NM -107.710 33.330  

Epithermal vein, quartz-adularia

 

 

Creede, Comstock and Sado epithermal vein

1879 1982-1993

340

0.25

75

3

no no

 

Goldfield Corp. SEC Form 10K 1982-93

1993

344

0.3

73

3

no no

 

Goldfield Corp. 1993 SEC Form 10K

Production tonnage excludes 112,000 metric t tailings; metals recovered are included in metals produced.

Goldfield Corp.
QZAL CR29 01

Summitville

Summitville

Rio Grande

CO -106.550 37.417 25e

Epithermal vein, quartz-alunite

 

 

Epithermal quartz-alunite Au vein

1870 1873-1992

>9,707

17

23

neg neg no

 

Henderson, 1926; USBM Minerals Yearbook 1924-58; Galactic Resources SEC Form 10K 1986-91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves depleted.

 
SCU3 CR34 01

Nacimiento

Nacimiento

Sandoval

NM -106.900 35.985 30b

Sediment-hosted Cu, redbed

 

 

Sediment-hosted Cu

1850's 1880-1975

5,300

no

2

28

neg neg

 

North and McLemore, 1986; Woodward and others, 1974; Earth Science Annual Reports 1971-74; Anthony, 1979

1975

12,263

neg unk

59

no no

 

Anthony, 1979

  Leaching Technology
LSGQ CR36 01

Douglas Creek

Keystone

Albany

WY -106.244 41.167 39a

Placer Au

 

 

 

by 1873 1873-1946

 

0.1

unk no no no

 

Currey, 1965

1906

 

>2.3

unk no no no

 

Hausel, 1989

Small production of placer Au since 1965.

 
MVTD EC03 01

Central Tennessee

Central Tennessee

Jackson, Smith, Trousdale

TN -85.934 36.197 32

Mississippi Valley

32b

Appalachian Zn

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

1967 1975-1995

19,000

no unk no no

590

Cadmium, germanium, limestone, dolomite, sulfuric acid

Estimated from New Jersey Zinc/Union Zinc SEC Form 10K/Annual Reports

1997

34,100

no no no no

1,091

Cadmium; 0.002% Ge

Savage Zinc 1997 Annual Report

Reserves at Gordonsville and satellite deposits. Carthage in 1978 estimated to have 45 to 68 million metric t ore with 3.5 to 5.2% Zn. Does not include significant resources at Gainsboro and Roaring River deposits.

Savage Zinc
MVTD EC05 01

Friedensville

Friedensville

Lehigh

PA -75.405 40.554 32

Mississippi Valley

32b

Appalachian Zn

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

~1830 1847-1983

12,300

no no no no

748

 

Callahan 1968; Metsger and others, 1973; Smith, 1977; New Jersey Zinc SEC Form 10K 1972-1980, USBM Mineral Yearbooks

1982

6,800

no no no no

449

 

New Jersey Zinc SEC Form 10K 1980

Resource is estimated by deducting 1981-1982 production from 7/31/80 reserve.

 
MVTD EC05 02

Austinville-Ivanhoe

Austinville-Ivanhoe

Wythe

VA -80.920 36.847 32

Mississippi Valley

 

 

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

by 1756 1838-1981

29,000

no unk no

29

1,420

Limestone, dolomite

Miller, 1985

1981

983

neg unk neg

8

39

 

New Jersey Zinc 1980 SEC Form 10K

Remaining resource is year-end 1980 reserve less 1981 production.

 
MVTD EC05 03

Copper Ridge

Copper Ridge

Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins

TN -83.350 36.400 32

Mississippi Valley

32b

Appalachian Zn

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

by 1920 1959-1981

5,400

no no no no

172

Cadmium, limestone, dolomite

Estimated from New Jersey Zinc SEC Form 10K and production tonnages reported in World Mining, Annual Survey Issue, 1959-1981; Substantial unreported production from 1982 to 1996.

1997

6,100

no no no no

195

Cadmium

Savage Zinc 1997 Annual Report

Does not include remaining resource for Idol (Asarco) mine.

Savage Zinc - Asarco
MVTD EC05 03

Embreeville

Embreeville

Washington

TN -82.483 36.167 32

Mississippi Valley

32b

Appalachian Zn

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

by 1839 1913-1951

525

no no no

16

73

 

USBM Mineral Yearbooks, USBM Production Data

1953

955

no no no no

86

 

Wisser, 1953

All of past production and most of resource consists of carbonate ore. Sulfide resources not fully explored as of 1953.

 
MVTD EC05 03

Mascot-Jefferson City

Mascot-Jefferson City

Knox, Jefferson

TN -83.350 36.400 32

Mississippi Valley

32b

Appalachian Zn

Mississippi Valley-type Pb-Zn

by 1890 1907-1995

>129,000

no no no neg

>2,400

Cadmium, limestone

USBM Mineral Yearbooks, Asarco SEC Form 10Ks 1972-1996, New Jersey Zinc SEC Form 10K, 1972-1981, USBM data

1995

4,215

no no no neg

138

Cadmium

Asarco 1996 SEC Form 10K; Savage Zinc 1996 Annual Report

Production data incomplete. Excludes about 48 million metric t resource reported by Asarco in 1977; does not include resources at Mitchell Bend.

Asarco
FFTG FFTG 01

San Luis

San Luis

Costilla

CO -105.342 37.254 40a

Detachment-fault-related polymetallic

 

 

 

late 1500s 1991-1996

8,196

11

5

no no no

 

Battle Mountain Gold SEC Form 10K 1991-96

1986

690

1

unk unk no no

 

Battle Mountain Gold 1996 SEC Form 10K

Resource estimated by deducting 1996 production from 1995 reserves.

Battle Mountain Gold - Earth Sciences
FFTG FFTG 02

Briggs

Panamint

Inyo

CA -117.185 35.938 40a

Detachment-fault-related polymetallic

 

 

 

1989 1996-1997

3,305

2.2

1

no no no

 

Canyon Resources 1996-1997 SEC Form 10K

1996

32,523

35

unk no no no

 

Canyon Resources 1996 10K

Geologic inventory including Gold Tooth, North Briggs, and Cecil R deposits.

Canyon Resources
FFTG FFTG 03

Eldorado

Eldorado

Clark

NV -114.840 35.710 40a

Detachment-fault-related polymetallic

 

 

 

~1857 1907-1959

>76

3

73

neg neg no

 

Koschmann and Bergendahl, 1968; Longwell and others, 1965; Robinson, 1996

1993

1,140

2

unk no no no

 

Robinson, 1996; AMH 1997 entry for Nelloro Corp.

Early production estimated at $2 to $5 million. Resource includes tailings at Nel property.

Nelloro Corp. - Nevada Pacific Mining
FFTG FFTG 04

Copperstone

Moon Mountains

La Paz

AZ -114.290 33.870 40a

Detachment-fault-related polymetallic

 

 

 

1980 1987-1993

5,400

14

unk no no no

 

Cyprus-Amax 1989-1994 SEC Form 10K

1997

2,450

15

unk unk no no

 

NM 6/9/97, p. 23

Mineral inventory

Cyprus-Amax - Royal Oak Mines


Last Updated on 7/13/98