The Copperhead Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.6125, -105.81167
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Copperhead Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copperhead Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Gribbles Park Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Stratabound Precambrian sulfide, Colorado and Wyoming
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: East Of Badger Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.75 MILE EAST OF BADGER CREEK AND 0.5 MILE NORTH OF TWO CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): THIS WAS AN OLD COPPER MINE IN WHICH THE SCHEELITE WAS LATER FOUND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MAP MR-25, 1:3,168,000, TEXT, P. 10
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
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