Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
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<strong>Vein</strong>s 11/3/10<br />
Colorado Telluride Belt<br />
• NE end of the Colorado Mineral Belt<br />
• Placer gold discovered in 1859<br />
• Au-‐Te ores discovered in 1872<br />
• Small, erra>cally distributed, rich ore bodies<br />
• Mined un>l about 1960<br />
• Te not recovered from these ores -‐ Te<br />
recovered during Cu refining (porphyries)<br />
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