The Half Moon Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,131 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: 9,131 Feet (2,783 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.12222, -105.32611
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Half Moon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Half Moon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Rosita 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1934
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
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns
Type: L
Description: Large Northwest-Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Possibly Argillization
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 MILES SE OF QUERIDA ON NORTH SIDE OF DUTCH FLATS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, DRIFTS
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 MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-492
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1934, INSPECTORS REPORTS
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