Rowe's No. 2 Mine

Prospect in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013521
MRDS ID D009869
MAS/MILS ID 80430316
Record type Site
Current site name Rowe's No. 2 Mine
Related records 10239070

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -105.484, 38.67391 (WGS84)
Elevation 2580
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 5.6 MILES S 68 E OF GUFFEY. Location approximated from fig. 7, p. 42, PP-227. Plots at prospect shown but not labeled on topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cover Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pikes Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 016S 072W 7 NW OF NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 175 FT ABOVE MAC GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Secondary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Microcline Ore
Muscovite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 32
USGS model code 13
Deposit model name Pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
    Rock description Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -105.484, 38.67391

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Currant Creek Fault Zone; Minor Fault In Southern Cut Strikes N 70 W, Dips 430 Ne
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field

Ore body information

  • Strike N 67 W
    Dip S 15 E
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 48.77M
    Width 12.19M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Mode of Origin: MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1950

Mining district

District name Micanite District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED RESERVES 100 TONS SCRAP MICA (1950)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 0.042HA
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 3.05M
    Overall length 36.58M
    Overall width 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 OPEN CUTS, SHORT DRIFT; OPEN CUT 1 IS 40X35 FT; OPEN CUT 2 IS 60 X 30 X 7 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1982-12-01 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 1980-06-01 Foord, Suzann C. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2012-10-04 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate record 10239070
Reporter 1992-05-29 Martin U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS 0080430316

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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