The Battle Rock Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Montezuma county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.33528, -108.82306
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Battle Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Battle Rock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montezuma
District: Mcelmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area
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: 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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paradox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin
Type: L
Description: Mcelmo Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: COFFIN (1921) REPORTED ASSAY CONTAINING 8 OZ/TON AG AND TRACE AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE DRIFT OF UNKNOWN EXTENT PROBABLY DRIVEN GENERALLY WNW
Comment (Deposit): BATTLE ROCK IS NATURAL MONOLITH IN CENTER OF MCELMO CREEK VALLEY AND IS UPHELD BY INDURATED, FE-STAINED JUNCTION CREEK SANDSTONE ALONG N 75 W-TRENDING SHEAR ZONE ACROSS CREST OF MCELMO ANTICLINE. SPARSE CHALCOPYRITE AND CU CARBONATES FOUND IN BARITE GANGUE WITH ABUNDANT FE OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.
Reference (Deposit): EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.
Reference (Deposit): COFFIN, R.C., 1921, RADIUM, URANIUM, AND VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: CGS BULL. 16, P. 221.
Colorado Mining Photos
Check out this collection of Colorado's best historic mining photos: Incredible Photos of Colorado Mining Scenes.
