The Little Mattie Lode is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Las Animas county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,099 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: 11,099 Feet (3,383 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.36944, -104.96861
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Little Mattie Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Mattie Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Las Animas
District: La Veta District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Raton Basin Trough
Type: L
Description: La Veta Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Permian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $2 - $10 AU
Analytical Data: 30-100 OZ AG
Analytical Data: 40-70 % PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): 295 X 1496 FT PATENTED CLAIM OPENED BY 150-FT EXPLORATION TUNNEL WITH DRIFTS.
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS CITED ABOVE ARE FROM HILLS (1901). CARRAWAY (1899) SAW 10-12 FT WIDE QUARTZITE VEIN, STRONGLY IMPREGNATED WITH LEAD CARBONATE, AND 4- TO 18-IN.-WIDE GALENA STREAK.
Comment (Location): ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SOUTH FORK TRUJILLO CREEK. LOCATION FROM CARRAWAY (1899) UNCERTAIN BUT POSSIBLY SW/4 SEC. 2 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): CARRAWAY, D.S., 1899, REPORT ON THE SPANISH PEAK GROUP OF MINING CLAIMS: COLO. STATE PLANNING COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 6 P.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 594-G.
Reference (Deposit): HILLS, R.C., 1901, DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH PEAKS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 71.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.
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