Wildcat Mine

The Wildcat Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,940 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: Wildcat Mine
Secondary: New Hope

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley

Type: L
Description: Silver Cliff Graben

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak Argillization

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870-1895

Comment (Location): SOUTH SIDE OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF GRAPE CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH NO PRODUCTION 1926-7

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST ONE SHAFT AND ONE LEVEL

References

Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT. 2, P. 263-403.

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE WINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MA P I-1081, 1:24,000.

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