The Manitou District is a gold mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,839 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: 8,839 Feet (2,694 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.85861, -104.94778
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Manitou District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manitou District
Secondary: Claims: Mollie Reed, MS 16895
Secondary: Rock Creek, MS 16730
Secondary: Caddick, MS 16730
Secondary: Libbie, MS 17528
Secondary: Manitou, MS 17047
Secondary: Buena Vista, MS 17048
Secondary: Big Four, MS 17766
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Manitou 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
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: Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SMALL BLOCK OF CLAIMS ON SE FLANK OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NORTH OF RUXTON CREEK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR C N2 S2 SEC. 01. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)
Comment (Deposit): NO DETAILED DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE. POSSIBLE VEIN OCCURRENCES IN PIKES PEAK GRANITE INTRUDED BY LATE PHASE WINDY POINT GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): CLAIMS PROBABLY FIRST PROSPECTED BY UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): NO INDIVIDUAL MINE RECORDS PREPARABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
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): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
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.
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