Fountain Creek Magnetite Deposit

The Fountain Creek Magnetite Deposit is a iron mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,100 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: Fountain Creek Magnetite Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal

Location

State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: El Paso 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: Past Producer
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, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center

Type: L
Description: Ute Pass Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CARLOAD SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 43% FE AND 2% TI.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SMALL INLIER OF PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHICS IS IN FAULT CONTACT WITH BOULDER CREEK GRANODIORITE, SILVER PLUME QUARTZ MONZONITE, AND KEETON PORPHYRY (PREC Y).

Comment (Location): ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF DEADMAN CANYON NEAR JOHNNY FELDSPAR MINE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROX CENTER N 2 10. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)

References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 29.

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.

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