Half Moon Mine

The Half Moon Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,131 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: Half Moon Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,131 Feet (2,783 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.12222, -105.32611

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Half Moon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Half Moon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Rosita 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1934
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

Model Name: Epithermal veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns

Type: L
Description: Large Northwest-Trending Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Possibly Argillization


Rocks

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): .5 MILES SE OF QUERIDA ON NORTH SIDE OF DUTCH FLATS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, DRIFTS


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 MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-492

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

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1934, INSPECTORS REPORTS


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