The Langford Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,501 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.92111, -105.58500
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Langford Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Langford Iron Mine
Secondary: Trail Creek Iron Mine
Secondary: Langford of Trail Creek Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
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: Smith, A. W.
Home Office: Tie Siding, Wy.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN SHEEP CREEK AND DEVILS CREEK. MILS GIVES LOCATIO N AS R73W BUT CITES QUAD AS CHEROKEE PARK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER SEC. 16. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
Comment (Reference): No citable references. The GSA paper discusses regional geology but there is no mention of any mine or ore deposits of any kind.
Comment (Location): There is no verifiable reference. No way to verify the location. Accuracy given as originally reported, but unable to confirm.
References
Reference (Deposit): EGGLER, D.H., 1968, VIRGINIA DALE PRECAMBRIAN RING-DIKE COMPLEX, CO LORADO-WYOMING: GSA BULL., V. 79, NO. 11, P. 1545-1564.
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