Buckeye - Holt Mine

The Buckeye - Holt Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,197 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: Buckeye - Holt Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Custer

Elevation: 10,197 Feet (3,108 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.04333, -105.14417

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Buckeye - Holt Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buckeye - Holt Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains 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: Surface-Underground
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: Epithermal veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deer Peak Volcanics, Wet Mountains

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEER PEAK QUADRANGLE AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE HARDSCRABBLE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND HUERFRANO COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-870, 1:250,000


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