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Iron King Hematite Deposit

Past Producer in Chaffee county in Colorado, United States with commodities Iron, Gold, Silver
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013833
MRDS ID D010355
Record type Site
Current site name Iron King Hematite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Hawkins Hematite Bank, Iron King Gold Mine, Iron King Mine, Lucky Break

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.94781, 38.61778 (WGS84)
Elevation 2749
Relative position 6.6 MILES N 22 E OF SALIDA POST OFFICE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chaffee(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salida East(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)

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 Chaffee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 050N 009E 02 S2 OF SW OF SW OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • "UPHILL" FROM TURRET ROAD, ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF CALUMET MINE, SOUTH OF CALUMET MOUNTAIN, SE OF RAILROAD GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME OF ORE USED AS NONFERROUS SMELTER FLUX

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Silver Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result BEST SAMPLE (1959): 49.3% FE, 0.27% P, 0.06% S, 22.2% S102
Result REMAINING ORE: 30.2% FE, 0.13% P, 0.39% S, 40.8% S102, 0.2% MN
Result SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES SHOWED: 0.1-1.0% T1, 0.01-0.1% CU, PB, V, CO, NI, MN, AND 0.001-0.01% GA, ZR, CR
Result SOME 1936 ASSAYS RAN $60.00/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite)
    Rock description Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Leadville Limestone
    Rock description Leadville Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.94781, 38.61778
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Mosquito Range, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Trending N-S; Pleasant Valley Syncline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone Mineralized Along Extensive Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1920

Mining district

District name Calumet District (Turret District)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO ACTUAL RECORDS ON PRODUCTION; REPORTED AS MINED FOR AU, AG UNTIL 1920'S FE POSSIBLY USED AS LOCAL SMELTER FLUX

Comments on the workings information

  • ALMOST CIRCULAR OPEN PIT 60-FT DIAMETER, 50-FT DEEP; SHORT ADIT CONNECTS TO PIT ABOUT 25-FT BELOW SURFACE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit SMALL, IRREGULAR ORE BODY ALONG FAULT ZONE IN ALTERED LIMESTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1983 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

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