Kirkpatrick claims

Occurrence in Teller county in Colorado, United States
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Nearby scientific data
  6. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  7. Mining district
  8. Bibliographic references
  9. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10311064
Record type Site
Current site name Kirkpatrick claims
Alternate or previous names Birthday, Gray Eagle, Kittie B., Monte Criste, Mountain Queen, North Star, and Sunshine claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.18918, 38.72306 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Teller(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cripple Creek South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Teller

Comments on the location information

  • A 66-acre claim block 1-1/2 miles SSW of Cripple Creek, mostly in the NE/4 sec. 26, T 15 S, R 70 W.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.18918, 38.72306

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • The claims are west and outside the central volcanic basin from where most district production has come. Granite and a phonolite intrusion underlie the area.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Mining district

District name Cripple Creek District

Comments on the workings information

  • Several prospect pits and 2 shallow shafts are on the property.

Comments on development

  • A 1979 report offers the patented claims for sale. (Sunshine files)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-APR-06 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Colorado resources

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