| Deposit ID | 10087778 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009612 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Liberty Bond Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.39751, 38.2664 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 14.7 MILES S 47 W OF CANON CITY POST OFFICE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 020S | 072W | 35 | CENTER OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | LESS THAN 0.5% MOS2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Syenite Complex At Democrat Creek | ||||||||
| Rock description | Syenite Complex At Democrat Creek | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -105.39751, 38.2664 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Dead Mule Gulch Fault, Ne-Trending Faults |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 85 N 80 E |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| District name | Southern Grape Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | K. L. Eldred And B. F. Young |
| Home office | Canon City, Co. |
| First year | 1919 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009612 |
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTRYE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT,
TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A., AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONTAND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
WORCHESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULLETIN 14, P. 57-58.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Collins, Donna B. (King, Robert U.) | Colorado Geological Survey |
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