The Swab Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Alamosa county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,961 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: 9,961 Feet (3,036 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.54361, -105.52750
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Swab Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swab Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Alamosa
District: Blanca 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Frontal Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 3.3 MILES S 44 W FROM BLANCA PEAK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31
Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.
Reference (Deposit): HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, USGS PROF. PAPER 138, P. 110
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.
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