The Black Cat Mine is a gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,491 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: 8,491 Feet (2,588 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.39083, -106.77222
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Black Cat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Cat Mine
Secondary: Claims: Grand Aspen
Secondary: Black Cat
Secondary: Protection
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
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: San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift
Type: L
Description: Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MILS ENTRY LISTS PB AND ZN BUT THESE OCCURRENCES ARE UNVERIFIED
Comment (Location): ON RIDGE WEST OF COCHETOPA CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): MINE LIES ON QUARTZ VEIN THAT STRIKES NORTH-SOUTH AND DIPS 80W
Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECTS AND SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH
References
Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 18249
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