The Alum Creek Property is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Rio Grande county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 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: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 37.38333, -106.56667
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Alum Creek Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alum Creek Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Rio Grande
District: Summitville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 343
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 557
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