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North Cheyenne District

Occurrence in El Paso county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094634
MRDS ID D010377
Record type District
Current site name North Cheyenne District
Alternate or previous names Claims: Marrietta, MS 12075, Mars 1-3, MS 17537, Experimental, MS 17537, Last Dollar, MS 19236, Cobra Nos. 2, 3, MS 19253, Log Cabin, MS 20052, Tantaum No. 2, MS 20057

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.90112, 38.80334 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 4.2 MILES S 60 W FROM COLORADO SPRINGS

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado El Paso

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 014S 067W 28,33 W2 (28); NW (33) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF NORTH CHEYENNE CANYON ALONG HIGH DRIVE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER W2 SEC. 28. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite
    Rock description Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite
    Rock description Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.90112, 38.80334
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ute Pass Fault, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1909

Mining district

District name North Cheyenne District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482.

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEET (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)

  • Deposit

    FINLAY, G.I., 1916, DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS FOLIO: USGS FOLIO 203. & &

  • Deposit

    STEVEN, T.A., 1949, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 6, P. 259-284.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT OR CLAIMS AVAILABLE, BUT COULD BE NORTHWARD EXTENSION OF CHEYENNE OR ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT. COUNTRY ROCK OF PIKES PEAK GRANITE INTRUDED BY SMALL SATELLITE STOCKS AND PLUGS OF MT ROSA GRANITE AND FAYALITE GRANITE (SCOTT AND WOBUS, 1973) AND BY LATE PRECAMBRIAN NORTH-TO NNW-TRENDING RIEBECKITE SYENITE LAMPROPHYRE DIKES CONTAINING ACCESSORY MAGNETITE, FLUORITE, AND SPHENE (PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THOSE TO SOUTH IN ST. PETERS DOME AREA). IF SIMILAR TO ST. PETERS DOME, QUARTZ-FLUORITE VEINS COULD CONTAIN AG AND BASE-METAL SULFIDES, BUT THIS IS INCONFIRMED. EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSITION POSSIBLY CONTROLLED BY TERTIARY (?) NORTH-TRENDING EN ECHELON FAULTING AND SHEARING.
Deposit NO INDIVIDUAL MINE RECORDS PREPARABLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit Discovery Year: 1897-1921

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Editor 16-NOV-11 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey Changed record type from site to district.

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