Sodom Mine

The Sodom Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,720 feet.

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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: Sodom Mine
Secondary: Dixie Group
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Dixie Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6
Secondary: Shiny Lo De
Secondary: Monzonite
Secondary: Spring Load
Secondary: Standard
Secondary: Basic Load

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Manhattan District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Edwon G. Yedlik
Home Office: Fort Collins, Co.
Years: 1971 -

Owner Name: Infinite Peace Mining Co.
Home Office: Fort Collins, Co.
Years: 1971 -

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

Type: L
Description: Poudre River Shear Zone, Elkhorn Creek Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SEVENMILE CREEK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPR OX CENTER SEC. 24. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Development): EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1932-38. ORIGINALLY OPERATED BY DIXIE GOLD MINING CO, WHICH ALSO BUILT 25-TPD MILL. 9-YD TRIAL SHIPMEN T OF ORE IN 1971.

Comment (Deposit): AIRPHOTOS INDICATE PROBABLE QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKE TRENDING N45 TO 60W ACROSS SCHISTS AND GNEISSES APPROX TO CENTER OF SECTION.

Comment (Workings): 150-FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL WITH 500 FT OF DRIFT AND CROSSCUTS

References

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS O F THE FRONT RANGE, COLOREDO: USGS PROF. PAPER 223, P. 285-286

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