The Acme Property is a copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.51556, -105.69750
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Acme Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Acme Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Red Gulch 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Sediment-hosted Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Near the Cotopaxi fault, which is reported as barren.
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized To Reddish, Yellowish, Or Red-Brown Color
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Production): No known recorded production.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS, ONE SHORT ADIT
Comment (Geology): Small tonnages of mineralization is hosted by gently dipping beds of dark-gray and dark-green shale. The "red shale" of the Red Gulch Mine (to the south of this mine) probably lies 200 feet stratigraphically above this horizon (Lindgren, 1908). The ore is low grade. The small Queen Princess deposit is located close to the Acme.
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS ACCURATE TO 0.5 MILE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Location): Location info is generalized from reports. Accurate to within approximately one mile north-south within trend of the Red Creek district. North end of the district, according to Lindgren (1908). Lindrgen (1908) reported both the Acme and the Queen Princess to be "half a mile north of Springfield", which was a tiny settlement in the valley of Red Creek.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1975, HISTORIC TRAIL MAPS OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-930, 1:250,000
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1908, NOTES ON COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 340, P. 170-174.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, J.R., 1954, GEOLOGY OF AN AREA NORTH OF COTOPAXI, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: M. S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, P. 47-48.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
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