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Deadwood Mining Co. Claims

Prospect in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094656
MRDS ID D010570
Record type Site
Current site name Deadwood Mining Co. Claims
Alternate or previous names Unpatented Claims: Grand View No. 2, Gold King, Little Pittsb Urgh, Black Girl, Dead Wood, Homestake, Maid of the Mist, Ir On Masque, Columbine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.4839, 37.66585 (WGS84)
Elevation 3751
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 17.7 MILES S71W FROM GARDNER, center of claim block, center of claim block

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alamosa(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mosca Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 027S;027S 072W;073W 17,18,19,20;13,24 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CDM MINE MGR. REPT. GIVES LOCATION AS CARBONATE HILL. ELEV AND LAT -LONG GIVEN ARE FOR TOP OF CARBONATE MTN IN SE SE SE SEC. 13, T27S, R7 3W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 82
USGS model code 22
Deposit model name Epithermal veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Alaskitic Granite
    Rock description Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite;Alaskitic Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sierra Blanca Massif
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sierra Blanca Massif

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mosca Pass Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Deadwood Mining Co.
    First year 1902

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS; 300-FT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, R., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CE -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MGR. REPTS., 1900, P. 316; 1901, P. 174; 1 902, P. 196.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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