Big Stake Nickel Deposit

The Big Stake Nickel Deposit is a gold, nickel, silver, and cobalt mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,196 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: Big Stake Nickel Deposit
Secondary: Big Stake Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Silver
Primary: Cobalt

Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area, Rosita 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: Mark E. Galusha
Home Office: Pueblo, Co.
Years: 1939 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1932
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

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains, Rosita Caldera

Type: L
Structure: intrusive plug

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTED 0.5 TO 1.0% N1

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Trace: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF QUERIDA

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS, ONE 20-FT TUNNEL

References

Reference (Deposit): BIG STAKE NICKEL PROPERTY 1942 WAR MINERALS REPORT 1 7P.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 480.

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES INSPECTION RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.

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