Ouray District (Uncompahgre District), Ouray Co., Colorado, USA

Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek Canyon, Ouray, Ouray District, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA

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The Uncompahgre mining district, part of the Ouray mining district, includes an area of about 15 mi² on the northwestern flank of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado from which ores of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc have had a gross value of $14 to 15 million.

Ore deposits range from low-grade, contact-metamorphic through pyritic base-metal bodies containing silver and gold tellurides and native gold to silver-bearing lead-zinc deposits.

Contact-metamorphic deposits and most of the pyritic gold-bearing deposits were found in the central parts of the district. The silver-lead-zinc deposits were found chiefly in the northern and southern sectors of the district.
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1753

See also - Gold Hill District and Paquin District

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83 entries listed. 59 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA

Colorado
- Ouray Co.
  - Ouray District (Uncompahgre District)

USA

Colorado
- Ouray Co.
  - Ouray District (Uncompahgre District)

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References

Burbank, W.S., and Luedke, R.G., 2008, Geology and ore deposits of the Uncompahgre (Ouray) mining district, southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1753, 107 p., 7 pls. in pocket, available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1753

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