The Mag Lode Prospect is a iron and titanium, metal mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,979 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: 7,979 Feet (2,432 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal
Lat, Long: 38.26667, -105.55000
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Mag Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mag Lode Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Gem Park Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Alkaline complexes
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Olivine
Gangue: Labradorite
Gangue: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Location): IN CENTRAL SECTION OF GEM PARK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): FOR RELATED MINES SEE "GEM MINE" (FREMONT COUNTY) AND "NILES MINE" (CUSTER COUNTY) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC
References
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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