| Deposit ID | 10087850 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010312 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Trail Mines Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | 21 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.915, 38.77445 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2640 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 6 MILES S 48 W FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, Within 1.5-Mile Radius, Within 1.5-Mile Radius, Within 1.5-Mile Radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Paso(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manitou Springs(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 | 015S | 067W | 05 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite |
| (1) | -104.915, 38.77445 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Cheyenne (St. Peters Dome) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inland Empire Corp. |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atomic Minerals Corp. |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010312 |
TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.
FINLAY, G.I., 1916, DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 203.
STEVEN, T.A., 1949, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. ROC., V. 15, NO. 6, P. 259-284.
PEARL, R.M., 1965, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: DENVER, SAGE BOOKS, P. 171-180.
OVER, EDWIN, JR., 1929, SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 4, NO. 4, P. 106-107. & &
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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