The Deadwood Mining Co. Claims is a gold, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,306 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: 12,306 Feet (3,751 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.66583, -105.48333
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Deadwood Mining Co. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deadwood Mining Co. Claims
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Grand View No. 2
Secondary: Gold King
Secondary: Little Pittsb Urgh
Secondary: Black Girl
Secondary: Dead Wood
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Maid of the Mist
Secondary: Ir On Masque
Secondary: Columbine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Mosca Pass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Deadwood Mining Co.
Years: 1902 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: Sierra Blanca Massif
Type: L
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS CARBONATE HILL. ELEV AND LAT -LONG GIVEN ARE FOR TOP OF CARBONATE MTN IN SE SE SE SEC. 13, T27S, R7 3W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS; 300-FT TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPTS., 1900, P. 316; 1901, P. 174; 1 902, P. 196.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CE -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.
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