Little Mattie Lode

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

Name: Little Mattie Lode  

State:  Colorado

County:  Las Animas

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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