Merideth Claim

The Merideth Claim is a molybdenum mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 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: Merideth Claim

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Poncha Pass Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Merideth, William
Years: 1919 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS VERY UNCERTAIN. WORCESTER DESCRIBES PROPERTY AS LYING 7 MILES NE OF ALDER VIA GOOD WAGON ROAD AND POOR TRAIL. BASED ON MOST LIKELY ROUTES AND INDICATED EL. OF 10200 FT, SEVERAL PROJECTED SECTIONS ARE INCLUDED. CLAIM COULD ALSO LIE IN SECS 21 OR 28, T48N, R9E ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS SPARINGLY IN QUARTZ VEIN THAT STRIKES N60E AND CUTS QUARTZ MICA SCHIST AND BIOTITE GRANITE COUNTRY ROCKS

Comment (Workings): 10-FT SHAFT, 25-FT CROSSCUT

References

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MF-761

Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: COLO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 14, P. 81.

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