The Rampart No. 1 Claim is a manganese mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.93333, -104.99444
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Rampart No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rampart No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Green Mountain Falls 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: Rampart Mining Co.
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1958
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: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift
Type: L
Description: Rampart Range Fault, Ute Pass Fault Zone, Manitou Park Half Graben
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1958 ORE SHIPMENT CONTAINED 42.2% MN
Materials
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF FOUNTAIN CREEK 2 TO 3 MILES NW OF CASCADE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR C E2 9. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC 7918, P. 29
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482
Reference (Deposit): WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODLAND PARK QUADRANGLE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-842
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1958, V.3, P. 228
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