Iron Springs Mine

The Iron Springs Mine is a gold mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,939 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: Iron Springs Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Moffat

Elevation: 6,939 Feet (2,115 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.735, -107.79917

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Iron Springs Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Springs Mine
Secondary: Iron Springs Drift Mine
Secondary: Iron Springs Bar


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Lay 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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Washakie Basin

Type: L
Description: Washakie Basin


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)

Comment (Workings): SURFACE WORKINGS AND SEVERAL CAVED DRIFTS AND TUNNELS

Comment (Location): ON TRIBUTARY OF LAY CREEK 0.6 MILE NW OF IRON SPRINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)


References

Reference (Deposit): FLECK, HERMAN, AND HALDANE, W. G., 1907, A STUDY OF THE URANIUM AND VANADIUM BELTS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO: COLORADO DIV. MINES BIENN. REPT., 1905-06, P. 120-121.

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972

Reference (Deposit): GALE, H. S., 1908, GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS NEAR LAY, ROUTT COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 340, P. 84-95.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, B. H., JR., 1974, THE PLACERS OF MOFFAT COUNTY, IN GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 150-168.


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