Harris Mn Deposit

The Harris Mn Deposit is a manganese mine located in Elbert county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,201 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: Harris Mn Deposit
Secondary: Old Fred Smith Ranch Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Colorado
County: Elbert
District: Elbert Area

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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Denver Basin

Type: L
Description: Denver Basin

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane

Comments

Comment (Location): ON SMALL TRIBUTARY OF RUNNING CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974) (1974)

Comment (Deposit): BEDS STRIKE APPROX EAST-WEST, DIP 13 N

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BEDS E-W, 13N

Comment (Deposit): MILS 0080390068

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE

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 1-857-F

Reference (Deposit): TRAVER, W.M., JR., 1947, INVESTIGATIONS OF STRATEGIC MINERAL RESOURCES, IN VANDERWILT, J.W., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO ST. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 490-491.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69

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