Unnamed Iron Mine

The Unnamed Iron Mine is a iron mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,491 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: Unnamed Iron Mine

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Orient District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN EXTENT HEADING GENERALLY NORTH

Comment (Location): AT BASE OF MOUNTAIN FRONT ON UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF COTTON CREEK 3.2 MILES SE OF VALLEY VIEW HOT SPRINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITY BASED ON SIMILARITY WITH ORIENT MINE AND MAJOR CREEK MIN E

References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADR ANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022

Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS LISTING 0081090299

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