Depression Mine

The Depression Mine is a silver and gold 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

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Site Name

Primary: Depression Mine
Secondary: Unpatented Claims: Depression
Secondary: Prosperity
Secondary: Elsiefind
Secondary: Peaco Ck
Secondary: Lone Star

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Stove Prairie Area

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: Cache La Poudre Mining Co.
Home Office: Fort Collins, Co.
Years: 1936 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1934
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: Skin Gulch Shear Zone, Clark Synform

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): CDM INF. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS 10 MILES WEST OF BELLVUE. EXACT L OCATION UNCERTAIN BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXCAVATION DETERMINED FROM AIR PHOTO EXAMINATION SITUATED IN SEC. 30. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Workings): 180-FT TUNNEL

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.T., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG NARROWS QUADRANGLE, LAR IMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1323.

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