Baca County No. 2 Prospect

The Baca County No. 2 Prospect is a copper mine located in Baca county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,429 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Baca County No. 2 Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal

Location

State: Colorado
County: Baca
District: Carrizo Creek (Estelene) 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

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: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: POD AND PLUG

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sierra Grande Uplift

Type: L
Description: Pat Canyon Monocline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Malachite, Azurite, Hematite

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 200 TO 666 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 2000 PPM TI, GREATER THAN 2000 PPM SR, 666 TO 2000 PPM MN, LESS THAN 20 PPM CR, LESS THAN 200 PPM ZN, LESS THAN 20 PPM

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG NORTH CARRIZO CREEK 0.25 TO 0.5 MILE NORTH OF CO-OK STATE LINE

Comment (Commodity): ANALYSIS OF SELECTED HAND SAMPLE

Comment (Workings): SMALL PROSPECT PIT

References

Reference (Deposit): SOULE, J.H., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO: USBM INF. CIRC. 7740.

Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, T.G., 1954, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF BACA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1256.

Reference (Deposit): FAY, R.O., 1981, TRIASSIC COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SHEEP PEN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (IN PREP.)

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