Unnamed Iron Mine

The Unnamed Iron Mine is a iron mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,461 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: Unnamed Iron Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  El Paso

Elevation: 8,461 Feet (2,579 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 38.97028, -105.02694

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Unnamed Iron Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Iron Mine


Commodity

Primary: Iron


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

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, Rampart Range Uplift

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


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Goethite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SW FLANK OF RAMPART RANGE ONE MILE DUE NORTH OF CRYSTOLA, NEAR CHILDS LIMESTONE QUARRY. PART OF MINE IN SEC. 31 LIES IN TELLER COUNTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Comment (Workings): APPARENTLY ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN LENGTH HEADING GENERALLY NE


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): WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODLAND PARK QUADRANGLE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-842.


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