The Mountain View Mine is a perlite mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Perlite
Lat, Long: 38.16361, -105.46444
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Mountain View Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View Mine
Secondary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Perlite
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley
Type: L
Description: Concentric Faults Of Ben West Hill
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strongly Argillized, Bleached White
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Illite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD NW OF BEN WEST HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Commodity): LOCALLY THE IRON ORE IS QUITE PURE
References
Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.
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