Copperhead Mine

The Copperhead Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Copperhead Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Gribbles Park 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Stratabound Precambrian sulfide, Colorado and Wyoming

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: East Of Badger Creek Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.75 MILE EAST OF BADGER CREEK AND 0.5 MILE NORTH OF TWO CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): THIS WAS AN OLD COPPER MINE IN WHICH THE SCHEELITE WAS LATER FOUND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MAP MR-25, 1:3,168,000, TEXT, P. 10

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.

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