| Deposit ID | 10012309 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007865 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.33335, 38.11973 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2813 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES N 15 E FROM ROSITA, CO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rosita(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 | 21 | NW OF NE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Diaspore | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Rock unit name | Game Ridge Trachyte; Possibly Rosita Andesite Influence;Rhyolite Of Rosita Volcano (Dike) |
| Rock description | Game Ridge Trachyte; Possibly Rosita Andesite Influence;Rhyolite Of Rosita Volcano (Dike) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Pit (1) | -105.33335, 38.11973 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults, Volcanic Vent, Rhyolite Dike |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| District name | Rosita |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007865 |
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.
SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STAR MINE SMELTER WAS BEGUN IN 1882 WITH THE IDEA OF ACCOMODATING ORE FROM THE MINE, BUT THE SMELTER NEVER OPERATED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870-1895 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-81 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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