The Alkayo Tunnel is a gold mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.78139, -104.90472
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Alkayo Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alkayo Tunnel
Secondary: Claim: Alkayo Tunnel
Secondary: Ms 13355
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Cheyenne (St. Peters Dome) 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1899
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type: L
Description: Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COUNTRY ROCK OF PIKES PEAK GRANITE IN AREA INTRUDED BY SMALL STOCKS AND PLUGS OF FAYALITE GRANITE AND MT ROSA GRANITE. DEPOSIT COULD BE SIMILAR TO AU-AG-BASE METAL SULFIDE-BEARING FLUORITE VEINS IN SOUTH PART OF DISTRICT, BUT EXACT MINERALOGY IN UNKNOWN.
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN EXTENT
Comment (Location): NEAR HILLTOP EAST OF BUFFALO CANYON AND 0.4 MILE NW OF FAIRVIEW ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.
Reference (Deposit): FINLAY, G.I., 1916, DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 203.
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., 1949, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 6, P. 259-284.
Reference (Deposit): PEARL, R.M., 1965, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: DENVER, SAGE BOOKS, P. 171-180.
Reference (Deposit): OVER, EDWIN, JR., 1929, SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 4, NO. 4, P. 106-107.
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