Camp Creek Mine

The Camp Creek Mine is a silver and gold mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,100 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: Camp Creek Mine
Secondary: Claims: Saddle Rock
Secondary: Hawkeye
Secondary: Concord

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Green Mountain Falls (?) District

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

Owner Name: Camp Creek Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1919 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Rampart Range Fault, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG CAMP CREEK, EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON CORNER OF SECTIONS 07, 08, AND 17. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)

Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE

Comment (Workings): 20-FT SHAFT, 330 FT OF DRIFT, 360 FT OF CROSSCUTS

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT. AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1919.

Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482.

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