| Deposit ID | 10287994 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002220 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080470003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pewabic-Iron |
| Alternate or previous names | Pewabic |
| Related records | 10009309 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.53142, 39.77666 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gilpin(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Central City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clear(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Gilpin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 003 S | 073 W | 23 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tennantite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Zincite | Unknown |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.53142, 39.77666 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| District name | Central City |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080470003 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002220 | MAS references MRDS |
MINE MAP REPO # 407467 AND OTHERSREF: USGS PROF PAPER 223 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 2752. DATE REPORT IS 1953. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, THE CLAIMS WHICH THEN CONTROLLED BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY URANIUM CO., INC., COLO PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF URANIUM ORE IN THE PERIOD 1872-19 MINE WAS AN EARLY GOLD PRODUCER WITH DEVELOPED MINE FACILITI THE TIME OF THE REPORT, THOSE FACILITIES WERE IN POOR REPAIR FLOODING AND CAVING. PITCHBLENDE DEPOSITS AT THE 300-FT. LEV THE DEPOSITS UNDER CONSIDERATION THOUGH SMALL AND ERRATIC IN ANCE. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED THAT FURTHER EXPLORATION OF FT. LEVEL WOULD BE JUSTIFIED SHOULD THE APPLICANT ACCEPT A R PROGRAM. IT WAS NOT STATED IF THE APPLICANT ACCEPTED THE PRO INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT ARE CLAIM, LOCATION AND MINE MAP CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ON THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, CENTRAL CITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 26-JUN-0007 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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