The School Section Mine is a mica, beryllium, and feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,188 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: 6,188 Feet (1,886 Meters)
Commodity: Mica, Beryllium, Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.47167, -105.34389
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School Section Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: School Section Mine
Secondary: Shipley Cut
Secondary: Meyers Cut
Commodity
Primary: Mica
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Garnet
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eight Mile Park District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Colorado Feldspar Co.
Home Office: Canon City, Co.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, PIPE-LIKE TO SHEET-LIKE
Form: IRREGULAR, PIPE-LIKE TO SHEET-LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults, Structures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Columbite
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Bismutite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW PART OF EIGHT MILE PARK, IN LOTS 1 AND 2 OF SECTION 16; 1 MILE SOUTH OF US HWY 50 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE EVIDENCE OF ZONING; SEVERAL OFF SHOOTS, BUT CENTRAL PART ABOUT 500 FT DIAMETER
Comment (Workings): 7 OPEN CUTS, 3 PROSPECT PITS WITH LARGEST 600X200 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 40.
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, E.B., 1960, MINERALS OF COLORADO, A 100-YEAR RECORD: USGS BULLETIN 1114, P. 20, 339.
Reference (Production): HANLEY, J.B. (1950)
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