Langford Copper Mine

The Langford Copper Mine is a copper mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 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

Name: Langford Copper Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Larimer

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.92444, -105.46667

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Langford Copper Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Langford Copper Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Prairie Divide (St. Cloud) 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

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: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith

Type: L
Description: Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Complex (Outer Cap Rock)


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE AREA BETWEEN MILL CREEK AND TRAIL CREEK ONE TO TWO MILES NNW FROM ST. CLOUD (TRAILS END). ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENT ER SEC. 16. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE, BUT ACCORDING TO EGGLER'S MAP, SITE IS ON SW EDGE OF VIRGINIA DALE COMPLEX IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OLDER THAN SH ERMAN GRANITE FACIES (INNER AND OUTER CAP ROCK QUARTZ MONZONITE) OF RI NG COMPLEX. GNEISS FOLIATION GENERALLY TRENDS NW TO WNW, DIPPING NE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MILS 0080690086

Reference (Deposit): EGGLER, D.H., 1968, VIRGINIA DALE PRECAMBRIAN RING-DIKE COMPLEX, CO LORADO-WYOMING: GSA BULL., V. 79, NO. 11, P. 1545-1564.


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