Blanca Mine (West Blanca), Blanca District, Alamosa Co., Colorado, USA
Latitude: 37°34'12"N
Longitude: 105°30'43"W
REF: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, USGS PROF. PAPER 138, P. 110
Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1969,
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Tellurium, Silver, Bismuth, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Minturn Formation, Basic To Silicic Dike Swarms
Structure: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment, Sangre De Cristo Frontal Fault
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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