The Black Cloud Quarry is a feldspar mine located in Teller county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,068 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: 9,068 Feet (2,764 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.9383, -105.21280
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Black Cloud Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Cloud Quarry
Secondary: Spillman
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Quartz
Location
State: Colorado
County: Teller
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
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MINBRAS OF COLO. 1974
Reference (Deposit): OWN: INTER. MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORP. 1959
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