The Reed Claim is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,419 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,419 Feet (2,566 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.01472, -105.69694
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Reed Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reed Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Triple T Mining Co.
Years: 1935 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1935
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: Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blance Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Structure: high angle fractures associated with thrust fault
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF NORTH CRESTONE CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): VEINS LIE IN SHEAR ZONES AND IRREGULAR FRACTURES
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-1022
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 20529
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