School Section Mine

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

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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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