Blanca Peak Mining Co. Claims

The Blanca Peak Mining Co. Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Costilla county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,098 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: Blanca Peak Mining Co. Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  Costilla

Elevation: 10,098 Feet (3,078 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.53417, -105.47778

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Blanca Peak Mining Co. Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blanca Peak Mining Co. Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Costilla
District: Blanca 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Epithermal veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SANGRE DE CRISTO GRANT. SECTIONS PROJECTED FROM SURVEY LINES IN ALAMOSA CO. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS SOUTH QUARTER-CORNER OF SEC. 7 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Commodity): TELLUROBISMUTHITE (CHARACTERISTIC OF DISTRICT) MAY BE PRESENT


References

Reference (Deposit): COLO DIV. MINES INSP. REPT. 1/29/17 5) JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO; COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31

Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.

Reference (Deposit): HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, MINING IN COLORADO--A HISTORY OF DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION: USGS P-138, P. 110


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