The Joker Lode Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 38.51667, -105.68194
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Joker Lode Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joker Lode Iron Deposit
Secondary: Iron Mine
Secondary: Iron Age Mine
Secondary: Long Gulch Lode Claims
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Long Gulch 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
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: Waugh Mountain Volcanic Center, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Cotopaxi Fault, Texas Creek Fault; Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ALSO PRESENT ARE: CU, AG, GA, ZR, TI, PB, V, CR, CO, NI
Analytical Data: 46.2 % FE, 0.2 % MN, 0.04 % P, 0.11 % S, 24.6 % SI
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT DUG PARALLEL TO STRIKE
Comment (Location): EAST OF RED HILL; ACCURACY TO ABOUT 0.5 MILE; ON NE SLOPE OF LONG GULCH, 2100 FT NE OF SE CORNER, SECTION 7 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Commodity): VERY SILICEOUS, BLUE-BLACK HEMATITE
Comment (Development): TRIAL SHIPMENT TO COLORADO FUEL AND IRON CORP. AT PUEBLO PROVED TOO SILICEOUS FOR USE AS IRON ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
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): HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 31-32.
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