The Bromide Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,920 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: 7,920 Feet (2,414 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.56583, -108.75083
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Bromide Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bromide Mine
Secondary: Claims: Bromide
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Sick Issue
Secondary: Bromide No. 2
Secondary: Black Sioux
Secondary: Queen Ann Lode
Secondary: Bromide M.S.
Secondary: Iron King No. 1
Secondary: Iron King No. 2
Secondary: Ida May
Secondary: Par Value
Secondary: Columbine
Secondary: Copper Queen
Secondary: California Poppy
Secondary: Lucky Helen
Secondary: Anna B.
Secondary: Walter J.
Secondary: Blue Bird
Secondary: Hematite
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Rim Rock
Secondary: Lucky Strike No. 1
Secondary: Pittsburgh
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Douglas Mountain 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Elta Mines
Home Office: Overland, Ks.
Years: 1975 -
Owner Name: K. T. Mining, Inc. (Keith Terry Mining Co.)
Home Office: Maybell, Co.
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1973
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau
Type: L
Description: Uinta Anticline, Browns Park Syncline, Unnamed Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Of Cu, Ag, And Fe
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Glauconite
Comments
Comment (Development): AT CROSS MOUNTAIN AND PROBABLY IN DOUGLAS MOUNTAIN AREA, PROSPECTORS FIRST WERE ATTRACTED TO LODORE FM BECAUSE OF (COPPER) GREEN COLOR IMPARTED TO IT BY GLAUCONITE. SOME OXIDIZED CU MINERALIZATION MAY, HOWEVER, BEEN SEEN AT SURFACE AT BROMIDE SITE. FIRST PRODUCTION REPORTED IN 1912. IN LATE 1970S, DUMP ORE WAS BEING LEACHED TO RECOVER CU WHILE UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED PRIOR TO 1912 AND FOR 1913-15, 1918-20, 1922-28, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-55, 1958-72, 1974-80. COLORADO DIV. MINES 1980 ANN. REPT. STATED CU WAS RECOVERED BY LEACHING BUT NO FIGURES AVAILABLE TO CONFIRM PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION FOR 1916 CREDITED AS BROMIDE-ESCALANTE; PRODUCTION FOR 1930, 1931, AND 1935 CREDITED AS GARFIELD-BROMIDE; PRODUCTION FOR 1957 UNSPECIFIED BUT PRESUMED TO BE BROMIDE; PRODUCTION FOR 1956 CREDITED TO BROMIDE AND RED JACKET 1 AND 2, BUT AS MUCH AS 400 TONS ORE AND PROPORTIONATE AMOUNTS OF METALS ARE PROBABLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO BROMIDE.
Comment (Workings): 250-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 1375 FT OF DRIFT ON THREE LEVELS. POSSIBLE SURFACE LEACHING SITE MAY HAVE BEEN OPERATED IN 1980.
Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN YAMPA RIVER TRIBUTARIES AND PETERSON DRAW ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Reference): Deleted duplicate record 10215052 (MAS 0080810002) gave the following as References: COLO DIV OF MINES - SUM OF MINERALACTIVITIES 1975 OWN/OP: KEITH TERRY MINING CO.
Comment (Geology): Two cross sections of this property are available in the former USBM MAS-MILS-MRDS fileroom in bldg. 20 (as of Sept. 2011). Sketch map of the Bromide Mine, Moffat Co, CO, June 1942 (signed by Carl Belser, but unable to tell if he was the author or owner of the map) 1 in = 50 ft. Section thru Bromide & Par Value shafts develpment of Bromide Metals Inc., Moffat Co., CO 1 in = 100 ft, undated.
References
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ZENOBIA PEAK QUADRANGLE, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1408
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPORTS
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. (1911-1931); USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS (1932-1980)
Reference (Production): COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS; USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF U.S.; USBM MINERALS YEAR BOOKS
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