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Mineral Creek Bog Iron Deposit

Producer in San Juan 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018553
MRDS ID DC05651
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral Creek Bog Iron Deposit
Alternate or previous names Silverton Bog Iron Deposit
Related records 10167312

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.84814, 37.81334 (WGS84)
Relative position PROBABLY ON GRAND TRUNK CLAIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison 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 San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 41N 09W 15 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.84814, 37.81334
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FINE-GRAINED, UNCONSOLIDATED LIMONITE. MIXTURE OF PLANT DEBRIS OR IRON STAINED GRAVEL-LIMONITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1880-1890

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF F WAS PRODUCED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM MIN EXAM FILE

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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