Paint Iron Mine

The Paint Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,759 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: Paint Iron Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Moffat

Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 40.55833, -108.75611

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Paint Iron Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Paint Iron Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal


Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Douglas Mountain District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau

Type: L
Description: Uinta Anticline, Browns Park Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.1 TO 1.0% TI.
Analytical Data: 0.01 TO 0.1% PB, ZN, MN, NI
Analytical Data: USBM CHANNEL SAMPLE OF HEMATITE TAKEN OVER 7.2-FT THICKNESS 10 FT BACK FROM FACE OF ADIT ASSAYED 35% FE, 0.08% P, 0.12% S, 29.8% SILICA, LESS THAN 0.1% MN, 5.1% LOI. SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS SHOWED 0.001 TO 0.01% CU, GA, YB, V, CR


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Ocher
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 50-FT TUNNEL DRIVEN N 65 W

Comment (Deposit): BLUE TO BLACK HEMATITE MIXED WITH LIMONITE AND CONSIDERABLE LOW-GRADE OCHEROUS MATERIAL IN 6- TO 7-FT-THICK SANDSTONE OVERLAIN BY SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF UNNAMED GULCH SW OF BROMIDE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): REPORTEDLY PROSPECTED FOR PAINT PIGMENT. CONSIDERED TOO LOW GRADE AND INACCESSIBLE AS SOURCE OF IRON ORE. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., AND TESCH, W. J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 49-51

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W. R., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ZENOBIA PEAK QUADRANGLE, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1408


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