| Deposit ID | 10010845 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004848 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Stake Nickel Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Stake Claim |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.32085, 38.12918 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2803 |
| Relative position | in middle of ultramafic plug |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 071W | 16,21 | S2 (16); N2 (21) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Trace |
| Result | REPORTED 0.5 TO 1.0% N1 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Undivided Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Undivided Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| Approximate (1) | -105.32085, 38.12918 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains, Rosita Caldera |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | intrusive plug |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 30M |
| Length | 305M |
| Width | 30M |
| Depth to top | 30M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area, Rosita District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mark E. Galusha |
| Home office | Pueblo, Co. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004848 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0802700041 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270050 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270050 | data consolidated into this record |
BIG STAKE NICKEL PROPERTY 1942 WAR MINERALS REPORT 1 7P.
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 480.
COLORADO DIVISION MINES INSPECTION RECORDS
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Foord, Suzann C | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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