The Unnamed Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,491 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: 8,491 Feet (2,588 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.14778, -105.79861
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Unnamed Iron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Iron Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Orient District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN EXTENT HEADING GENERALLY NORTH
Comment (Location): AT BASE OF MOUNTAIN FRONT ON UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF COTTON CREEK 3.2 MILES SE OF VALLEY VIEW HOT SPRINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY BASED ON SIMILARITY WITH ORIENT MINE AND MAJOR CREEK MIN E
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADR ANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022
Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS LISTING 0081090299
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