Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Cashin |
Political location(s): |
United States; Province or state: Colorado |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
continental redbed; in sandstone |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Triassic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstoneIndividual lithologies: | sandstone | Host rock stratigraphy: | Dolores Formation |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in sandstone; from 1897-1957 mine produced 1000 tons of Cu and 306000 ounces of Ag |
References: |
Kinkle, A. R., 1962 |
Copper in the United States |
Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, MR-13 |
Phillips, J. S., 1960 |
Sandstone-Type Copper Deposits of the Western United States |
Ph.D. Thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 320 p. |
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Resource data: |
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
10,900,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: drill-indicated resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 0.55 percent | Reference: Anonymous, 1995: Summo Updates Cashin Project; The Northern Miner, March 6 issue, p. 11 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |