A-C Property

Occurrence in Conejos county in Colorado, United States with commodities Aluminum, Potassium, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166812
MAS/MILS ID 0080210001
Record type Site
Current site name A-C Property
Alternate or previous names Alamosa Creek Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.5906, 37.40002 (WGS84)
Elevation 3658
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Conejos(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Summitville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alamosa-Trinchera(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 Conejos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 037 N 004 E 31 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Potassium Tertiary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.5906, 37.40002

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 115M
    Length 792M
    Width 792M
    Area 368HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 368
    Date of Last Modification 801119

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Summitville

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 63HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .67
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 50
    Capacity 9072
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .85
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RECORD 020, 021, 022, REF. E&MJ, SEPT. 1974.

  • Deposit

    REF:MINOBRAS 1974

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. RECORD 040 PRIMARY LAND USE ALSO INCLUDES MINERAL ORIENTED U REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N DEPOSIT IN BEAVER CO., UTAH. RECORD 160-SHIPPING POINT A-C PLANT,ASSUME NEAR SUMMITVILLE, ESTIMATED 7 YRS. WOULD BE NEEDED TO BRING PROPERTY TO PRODUC GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. SEPT. 1976 -ASSUME EARTH SCIENCES HAS DROPPED INTEREST IN THIS DEPOSIT. LAST INPUT SEPT.13, 1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-1993 Salisbury U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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