The Iron King Mine is a lead, gold, and zinc mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,301 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: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.94778, -104.97111
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Iron King Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron King Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Green Mountain Falls District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John Day And O.L. Crosslen
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co.
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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, Rampart Range Uplift
Type: L
Description: Ute Pass Fault Zone, Rampart Range Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn Oxides
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES CONTAINED UP TO 0.5 OZ/TON AU, 4 TO 5% GALENA, 25 TO 30% MN
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHORT, NARROW, VERTICAL VEIN PRESUMABLY TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH IN PIKES PEAK GRANITE. PB DECREASED WITH DEPTH, ZN AND PYRITE INCREASED AT DEPTH.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS; ONE SHAFT, VERTICAL FOR UPPER 10 FT, THEN INCLINED NORTHWARD FOR 15 FT.
Comment (Location): MINE LIES SOUTH OF RAMPART RANGE ROAD AT HEAD OF WELLINGTON GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482
Reference (Deposit): BURGER, O.K., 1936, REPORT ON THE IRON KING MINE, 3 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 3 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MRR 409433 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
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