The Baca County No. 3 Prospect is a copper mine located in Baca county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,449 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: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.00833, -102.99028
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Baca County No. 3 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Baca County No. 3 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Baca
District: Carrizo Creek (Estelene) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD OR PLUG
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sierra Grande Uplift
Type: L
Description: Pat Canyon Monocline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Malachite, Azurite, Hematite
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG NORTH CARRIZO CREEK 0.25 TO 0.5 MILE NORTH OF CO-OK STATE LINE
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT, 10 FT DEEP, APPARENTLY NO DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, T.G., 1954, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF BACA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1256.
Reference (Deposit): FAY, R.O., 1981, TRIASSIC COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SHEEP PEN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (IN PREPARATION).
Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7740.
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