Pershing Mine

The Pershing Mine is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 26,106 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: Pershing Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 26,106 Feet (7,957 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.2481, -106.10500

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Pershing Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pershing Mine
Secondary: Saguache Manganese Mine #334


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Other


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Express Headlight Mining Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1973


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1927
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE

Reference (Deposit): 402580, 402587 MAP REPO #

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE OWN: MACKENZIE ESTATE

Reference (Deposit): REF: BLM QUAD SW-11


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