| Deposit ID | 10013848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron King Mine |
| Related records | 10264312 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.97168, 38.94778 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2835 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES N 43 W FROM COLORADO SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Paso(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cascade(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Colorado Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | El Paso |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 013S | 068W | 02 | SW OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES CONTAINED UP TO 0.5 OZ/TON AU, 4 TO 5% GALENA, 25 TO 30% MN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -104.97168, 38.94778 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ute Pass Fault Zone, Rampart Range Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Green Mountain Falls District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Day And O.L. Crosslen |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010374 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080410219 |
SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482
BURGER, O.K., 1936, REPORT ON THE IRON KING MINE, 3 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 3 P.
USBM MRR 409433 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHORT, NARROW, VERTICAL VEIN PRESUMABLY TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH IN PIKES PEAK GRANITE. PB DECREASED WITH DEPTH, ZN AND PYRITE INCREASED AT DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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