Alum Creek Property

The Alum Creek Property is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Rio Grande county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 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

Name: Alum Creek Property  

State:  Colorado

County:  Rio Grande

Elevation: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 37.38333, -106.56667

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Satelite image of the Alum Creek Property

Alum Creek Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alum Creek Property


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Colorado
County: Rio Grande
District: Summitville


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 343

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 557


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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