The Spikebuck Mine is a feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,997 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,997 Feet (1,828 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.45333, -105.47000
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Spikebuck Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spikebuck Mine
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Quartz
Secondary: Mica
Secondary: Beryllium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Mcintyre Hills Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: M And S, Inc.
Home Office: Denver, Co.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Pegmatites
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northern Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): 5 MILES WEST OF MOUTH OF MCINTYRE GULCH
Comment (Commodity): DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 40% MICROCLINE
Comment (Production): GOOD COMMERCIAL DEPOSIT OF POTASH FELDSPAR WITH SCRAP MICA AS BYPRODUCT
Comment (Deposit): OUTER ZONE OF QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE. CORE IS MICROCLINE-QUARTZ PEGMATITE
Comment (Workings): AS OF 1950 WORKINGS CONSISTED OF LARGE OPEN CUT WITH BENCHES ON THREE LEVELS. CUT MEASURED 250 X 69 X 125 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PEG N40-68E VERT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
Reference (Deposit): CONSERVATION DIV. RECORD DATA FILES
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR,R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500
Reference (Deposit): HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., AND PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEG MATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-1944; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P 41-42
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