The Big Stake Nickel Deposit is a gold, nickel, silver, and cobalt mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,196 feet.
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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: 9,196 Feet (2,803 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Nickel, Silver, Cobalt
Lat, Long: 38.12917, -105.32028
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Big Stake Nickel Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Stake Nickel Deposit
Secondary: Big Stake Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Silver
Primary: Cobalt
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area, Rosita District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Mark E. Galusha
Home Office: Pueblo, Co.
Years: 1939 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1932
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains, Rosita Caldera
Type: L
Structure: intrusive plug
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: REPORTED 0.5 TO 1.0% N1
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Trace: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF QUERIDA
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS, ONE 20-FT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): BIG STAKE NICKEL PROPERTY 1942 WAR MINERALS REPORT 1 7P.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 480.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES INSPECTION RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
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