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Snake River Bog Iron

Producer in Summit county in Colorado, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018304
MRDS ID DC05189
Record type Site
Current site name Snake River Bog Iron
Alternate or previous names Iron King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.84199, 39.53555 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position NW SLOPE OF RED CONE, N. OF WEBSTER PASS, ALONG E. SIDE SNAKE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 06S 76W 12 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.84199, 39.53555
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DERIVED FROM LEACHING IRON-SULPHIDE-BEARING DETRITUS OF RED CONE MTN. LIMONITE, GOETHITE, TURGITE DEPOSIT VARIES FROM UNCONSOLIDATED AND WATER-LOGGED MASS INCLUDING GRAVEL, WOOD, AND MOSS TO WELL-CONSOLIDATED HIGH-GRADE POROUS TO CLINKEY MASS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montezuma - Geneva Creek

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL AMT. USED IN SMELTER IN 1880'S, PRESENT: NONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1991 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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