| Deposit ID | 10013426 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009710 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leeks Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.45002, 38.41668 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2182 |
| Relative position | 11.7 MILES S 08 W OF CANON CITY POST OFFICE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McIntyre Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 019S | 072W | 05,09 | SE (05); NW (09) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.45002, 38.41668 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field; |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nne-Trending Faults |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 18.29M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Copper Gulch Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Max E. Leek |
| Home office | Pueblo, Co. |
| First year | 1965 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 73.15M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009710 |
DAHLEM D. H., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AREA, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: UNIV. OF MICHIGAN, PH. D. THESIS.
TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISCONTINUOUS LENSES OF SULFIDE ORE IN PEGMATITE. LENSES, ABOUT 1 FT WIDE BY 2 FT LONG ARE ENVELOPED BY CALCITE-RICH ROCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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