| Deposit ID | 10087773 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009485 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carson Mining Company Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.67475, 38.41612 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 2.7 MILES N14E OF COTOPAXI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arkansas Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 012E | 18 | SE OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss; Hornblende-Microcline Gneiss |
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss; Hornblende-Microcline Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.67475, 38.41612 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cotopaxi Fault |
| General form | LENSOID |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sam Irving |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009485 |
TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A FAULT ZONE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT WIDE AND A MILE LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-JUN-2004 | Keller, John W. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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