The Wildcat Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,940 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: 7,940 Feet (2,420 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.14361, -105.45639
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Wildcat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wildcat Mine
Secondary: New Hope
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley
Type: L
Description: Silver Cliff Graben
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak Argillization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870-1895
Comment (Location): SOUTH SIDE OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF GRAPE CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH NO PRODUCTION 1926-7
Comment (Workings): AT LEAST ONE SHAFT AND ONE LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2, P. 263-403.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE WINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MA P I-1081, 1:24,000.
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