The Panco Manganese Deposit is a mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,051 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: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.33556, -106.99083
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Panco Manganese Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Panco Manganese Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Snowmass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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 Uplift, Central Colorado Trough
Type: L
Description: Castle Creek Fault Zone, Roaring Fork Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNDETERMINED BUT IS IN VICINITY OF BIONAZ GROUP AND BIG BUCK MN WORKINGS. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON SECTION CORNER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DISCONTINUOUS DEPOSITS, SILICEOUS, MANGANESE OXIDES OCCUR AS BINDERS CEMENTING FERRUGINOUS SANDSTONE AND GRITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Deposit): FREEMAN, V.F., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODY CREEK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND EAGLE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-967
Reference (Deposit): CONSV.DIV.COMP.DATE, 9,65
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