Iron King Mine

The Iron King Mine is a lead, gold, and zinc mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,301 feet.

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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: Iron King Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  El Paso

Elevation: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Zinc

Lat, Long: 38.94778, -104.97111

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Iron King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron King Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Manganese


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John Day And O.L. Crosslen
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co.
Years: 1936 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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

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


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn Oxides


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES CONTAINED UP TO 0.5 OZ/TON AU, 4 TO 5% GALENA, 25 TO 30% MN


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHORT, NARROW, VERTICAL VEIN PRESUMABLY TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH IN PIKES PEAK GRANITE. PB DECREASED WITH DEPTH, ZN AND PYRITE INCREASED AT DEPTH.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS; ONE SHAFT, VERTICAL FOR UPPER 10 FT, THEN INCLINED NORTHWARD FOR 15 FT.

Comment (Location): MINE LIES SOUTH OF RAMPART RANGE ROAD AT HEAD OF WELLINGTON GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)


References

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

Reference (Deposit): BURGER, O.K., 1936, REPORT ON THE IRON KING MINE, 3 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 3 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM MRR 409433 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)


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