Wild Goose Mine

The Wild Goose Mine is a nickel mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,797 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: Wild Goose Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,797 Feet (2,986 Meters)

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 38.09, -105.20306

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Wild Goose Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wild Goose Mine


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area, Hardscrabble 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1947
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: Alkaline complexes


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains Area


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR NORTH DEADMAN GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1963)


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 473, COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 473

Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEER PEAK QUADRANGLE.AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE HARDSCRABBLE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND HUERFANO COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-870, 1:24,000.


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