Katydid Mine

The Katydid Mine is a feldspar and mica mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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

Name: Katydid Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)

Commodity: Feldspar, Mica

Lat, Long: 39.03889, -105.53722

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Katydid Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Katydid Mine
Secondary: Rogers Publishing Co. Mine


Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Wilkerson Pass Area


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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Discovery Year: 1920
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, Puma Hills

Type: L
Description: N- And Nw-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY TO 20 TIMES BACKGROUND


Materials

Ore: Feldspar
Ore: Mica
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR WILKERSON PASS, SW OF BADGER MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Production): MINE HAS BEEN WORKED SINCE ABOUT 1920 FOR MICA AND FELDSPAR (1956)

Comment (Workings): 6 BULLDOZED PITS, 800 FT OF DRILLING


References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 369

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P., MAPS


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