The Wild Goose Mine is a nickel mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,797 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: 9,797 Feet (2,986 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 38.09, -105.20306
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Wild Goose Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wild Goose Mine
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area, Hardscrabble 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1947
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: Alkaline complexes
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR NORTH DEADMAN GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1963)
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 473, COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 473
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEER PEAK QUADRANGLE.AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE HARDSCRABBLE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND HUERFANO COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-870, 1:24,000.
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