The Unidentified Occurrence is a iron mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,442 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.13778, -105.11361
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
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
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ew-Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE ABOVE AND TO NORTH OF, SCHOOL SECTION DRAW ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WETMORE QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND PUEBLO COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-548, 1:24,000
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