The Moore's Property is a lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 38.19389, -105.22222
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Moore's Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore's Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Oak Creek (Ilse) 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
Owner Name: Mc Kenzie, A. D.
Home Office: Greenwood, Co.
Years: 1915 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1908
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
Model Name: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ilse Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): IN 1908 THE PROPERTY SHIPPED A SMALL LOAD THAT RAN 63% PB
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY ON SAME ORE ZONE AS HIGH KICKER MINE
Comment (Workings): 40 FT SHAFT, 50 FT TUNNEL
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1963 EDITION
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTER, J.F., 1915, SOME CERUSITE DEPOSITS IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS BULLETIN 580, P. 25-37
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
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