The Pocahontas Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,898 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: 8,898 Feet (2,712 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.10472, -105.28889
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Pocahontas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pocahontas Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Shear Zones, Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS
Reference (Deposit): BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GO-596, 1:24,000.
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