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Baca County No. 3 Prospect

Occurrence in Baca county in Colorado, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011630
MRDS ID D006667
Record type Site
Current site name Baca County No. 3 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.99077, 37.00837 (WGS84)
Elevation 1356
Relative position 33 MILES S35W FROM SPRINGFIELD, CO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baca(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Hole Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Springfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

La Junta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cimarron Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Cimarron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Cimarron(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Baca

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 035S 050W 12 SW OF NE OF SW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG NORTH CARRIZO CREEK 0.25 TO 0.5 MILE NORTH OF CO-OK STATE LINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Malachite, Azurite, Hematite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sheep Pen Sandstone
    Rock description Sheep Pen Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sierra Grande Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pat Canyon Monocline

Ore body information

  • General form POD OR PLUG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carrizo Creek (Estelene) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0HA
    Overall depth 3.05M
    Overall length 1.52M
    Overall width 1.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT, 10 FT DEEP, APPARENTLY NO DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., 1981, TRIASSIC COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SHEEP PEN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (IN PREPARATION).

  • Deposit

    SOULE, J.H., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7740.

  • Deposit

    MCLAUGHLIN, T.G., 1954, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF BACA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1256.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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