The Akney Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.94611, -105.61528
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Akney Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Akney Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Iron Mountain Area
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
Owner Name: Akney Copper Mining Co.
Home Office: Fort Collins, Co.
Years: 1921 -
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, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Comp Lex
Type: L
Description: Sherman Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE SHAFT SHOWN ON DIAMOND PEAK TOPO QUAD AND ON 1916 HOME 30-MIN SHEET MOST CLOSELY FITS DESCRIPTION IN CDM INF. REPT., WHICH GIVES LO CATION AS 48 TO 50 MILES NW OF FORT COLLINS ON SHEEP CREEK. THIS MINE LIES ON TRIBUTARY STREAM 1.5 MILES NORTH OF SHEEP CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
Comment (Workings): 155-FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVEL ONE AT 100 FT WITH 90-FT SW DRIF T; LEVEL TWO AT 155 FT WITH 100-FT SW DRIFT AND 30-FT CROSSCUT
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT
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