Rampart No. 1 Claim

The Rampart No. 1 Claim is a manganese mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,199 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: Rampart No. 1 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Green Mountain Falls 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

Owner Name: Rampart Mining Co.
Years: 1958 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1958
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, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Rampart Range Fault, Ute Pass Fault Zone, Manitou Park Half Graben

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1030.000000+-
Dating Method: Rb-Sr
Age Young: Precambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1958 ORE SHIPMENT CONTAINED 42.2% MN

Materials

Ore: Wad

Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH OF FOUNTAIN CREEK 2 TO 3 MILES NW OF CASCADE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR C E2 9. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)

References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC 7918, P. 29

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482

Reference (Deposit): WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODLAND PARK QUADRANGLE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-842

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK 1958, V.3, P. 228

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