Cloverdale Mine

The Cloverdale Mine is a gold mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,440 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cloverdale Mine
Secondary: Cloverdale Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Rainbow Lake District, Lake Creek 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: Oakwood Mining Co.
Home Office: Enid, Ok.
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Stamina Mining And Milling Co.
Home Office: W.B. Porch, President, Hillside, Co.
Years: 1951 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1922
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: Skarn Zn-Pb
Model Name: Skarn Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .3 TO .5 OZ/TON AU ESTIMATED

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): ON SOUTHEASTERN BANK OF NORTH LAKE CREEK, ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE CREEK BED AND CLOVERDALE BASIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Development): WORKING SUMMERS ONLY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLOVERDALE CLUB

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 1700 FT, PLUS TWO SHORTER TUNNELS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS; A FLOTATION MILL WAS BUILT OVER SEVERAL SUMMERS BUT BURNED AFTER FIRST DAY'STEST RUN. IT MILLED 30 TONS OF ORE THAT DAY.

Comment (Deposit): 4 MAIN VEIN. THE LARGEST IS 2. FT WIDE BUT LOWEST GRADE. THE OTHERS ARE 3-6 FT WIDE

References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. WOBUS, R.A, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10X20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1982, INSPECTION RECORDS.

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