| Deposit ID | 10101849 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calumet Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Calumet Iron Mine, Calumet-Hecla-Smithville Magnetite Deposit, Patented Lode Claims: Calumet, Calumet No. 2, Hecla, Hecla No. 2,, Smithville, Smithville No. 2, Patented Placer Claims: Calumet, Hecla-Williamson, Smithville, Cf&I Co. Mine |
| Related records | 10117177 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.94785, 38.63737 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2896 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES N 19 E OF SALIDA POST OFFICE, main mine dump. (Location per local resident, Matt Bourget, MIT student from CSM, Aug. 2009). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chaffee(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cameron Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(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
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 | Chaffee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 051N | 009E | 26,35,27,34 | SW (26); NW (35) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Vermiculite | Secondary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Corundum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Corundum | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Magnesite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Vermiculite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Wernerite | Gangue |
| Result | FIRST ORE MINED CONTAINED 60% FE, LOW 5 |
|---|---|
| Result | LAST ORE MINED CONTAINED 43% FE WITH INCREASING 5 (PYRITE) CONTENT AT DEPTH |
| Result | TYPICAL ORE SHIPPED 1887: 60.9% FE, 10.6% SIO2, 0.63% S |
| Result | TYPICAL ORE SHIPPED 1894: 43.7% FE, 19.0% SIO2, 0.52% S, 0.017% P |
| Result | 1957 SAMPLE: 55.7% FE, 14.6% SIO2, 0.03% S, 0.01% P, 0.2% MN, 0.01-0.1% TI AND NI |
| Result | 1958 SAMPLES: 48.03-63.28% FE, 7.04-12.4% SIO2, 0.61-1.42% S, 0.007-0.008% P, 1.9% AL203, 1.59% CAO, 1.70% MN WITH 0.001-0.01% CU, PB, GA, ZR, V, CR, CO |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite) | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Leadville Limestone |
| Rock description | Leadville Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Main Entrance (1) | Leadville Limestone, Williams Canyon Limestone, and one or more of: Fremont Limestone, Harding Sandstone, and Manitou Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Southern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | West Flank Pleasant Valley Syncline, 2 Faults (Trending N 15 E, N 60 W) |
| Strike | NE (IN SECTION 35) |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40-60 NW |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | Colorado Coal And Iron Company? |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1928 |
| District name | Calumet District (Turret District) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George E. Everett (Surface Rights) ; Calcium Co. (Mineral Rights) |
| Home office | Salida, Co. |
| First year | 1958 |
| Year | 1882 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1883 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1884 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1885 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1887 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Avg 60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1889 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1890 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1892 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43-45% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43-45% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1896 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43-45% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1899 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1882-1899 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | FE ORE ACC | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^45-60% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 17.173HA |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Overall length | 426.72M |
| Overall width | 426.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010350 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080150062 |
OSBORN, E.F. AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET, COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNPUBLISHED M.A. THESIS, 42 P.
VAN DIVER, B.B., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET MINING DISTRICT, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO THESIS, P.
BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 3-7. & &
BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.
BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25.
SHARPS, T.I., 1965, TUNGSTEN IN COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN, V. 8, NO. 5, P. 6.
HARRER, C.M. (1959); BHUTTA, M.A. (1954)
PEARL, R.M., 1958, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: SAGE BOOKS, P. 86-90.
BHUTTA, M.A., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD THESIS, 173 P.
HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 14-17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 50 W, DIPS 33 NE; MAGNETITE OCCURS AS BANDS PARALLEL TO BEDDING WITH INDIVIDUAL BANDS TO 2 FT THICK; VERMICULITE VEIN 20 INCHES WIDE |
| Deposit | ADDITIONAL REFERENCES: ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-83 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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