Redskin Mines

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Uranium, Vanadium
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191022
MRDS ID D010523
MAS/MILS ID 0080930010
Record type Site
Current site name Redskin Mines
Alternate or previous names Redskin Claims
Related records 10013950

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.54199, 39.40809 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shawnee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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 Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 007 S 073 W 27 N2N2 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sillimanite Unknown
Torbernite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.54199, 39.40809

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N78E
    Dip 85N
    Width 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N78E:85N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.2
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner The Redskin Mines
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCK T NO. 6034, DATED 1959. T PRODUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT WAS A STOCKPILE 1.5 TO ORE AVERAGING ABOUT 1.0% U308. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT A CLAIM, LOCATION, AND EXPLORATION MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CONCL ASSISTANCE FOR A LIMITED EXPLORATION PROGRAM BE GRANTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.