Badger Creek Iron Deposit

The Badger Creek Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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: Badger Creek Iron Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Badger Creek 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: Occurrence
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: Mosquito Range, Sangre De Cristo Range

Type: L
Description: Badger Creek Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR COPPERHEAD MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M. AND TESCH, W. J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 32

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G. R., TAYLOR, R. B., EPIS, R. C., WOBUS, R. A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG. X 2 DEG. QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000

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