The Climax 1 and 2 Claims is a gold mine located in Costilla county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,482 feet.
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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: 9,482 Feet (2,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.61167, -105.27583
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Climax 1 and 2 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax 1 and 2 Claims
Secondary: Climax Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Costilla
District: Grayback (Russell)
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
Owner Name: Trinchera (Estate)
Years: 1910 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment
Type: L
Description: Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): ALTHOUGH DISTRICT ACTUALLY IS IN UNSURVEYED PRIVATE LAND GRANT, SECTIONS REPORTED ARE BASED ON PATTON AND OTHERS' (1910) MAP RATHER THAN PROJECTIONS FROM ADJACENT QUADS. LAT-LONG AND ELEVATIONS DETERMINED FROM TOPO QUAD. MINE OR CLAIMS LIE ON WEST SIDE OF GRAYBACK CREEK 0.15 TO 0.4 MILE BELOW BUCKSKIN GULCH. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CLIMAX NO. 1 TUNNEL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL ON CLIMAX NO. 1; PROSPECT PIT ON CLIMAX NO. 2.
References
Reference (Deposit): PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
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