Akney Mine

The Akney Mine is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Akney Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Iron Mountain Area

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: Akney Copper Mining Co.
Home Office: Fort Collins, Co.
Years: 1921 -

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, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Comp Lex

Type: L
Description: Sherman Batholith

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): MINE SHAFT SHOWN ON DIAMOND PEAK TOPO QUAD AND ON 1916 HOME 30-MIN SHEET MOST CLOSELY FITS DESCRIPTION IN CDM INF. REPT., WHICH GIVES LO CATION AS 48 TO 50 MILES NW OF FORT COLLINS ON SHEEP CREEK. THIS MINE LIES ON TRIBUTARY STREAM 1.5 MILES NORTH OF SHEEP CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Workings): 155-FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LEVEL ONE AT 100 FT WITH 90-FT SW DRIF T; LEVEL TWO AT 155 FT WITH 100-FT SW DRIFT AND 30-FT CROSSCUT

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT

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