| Deposit ID | 10008732 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copperhead Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.81226, 38.6125 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2804 |
| Relative position | 11.5 MILES N60E OF SALIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jack Hall Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(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
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 050N | 010E | 01 | SE OF NW OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 271 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Stratabound Precambrian sulfide, Colorado and Wyoming |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.81226, 38.6125 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East Of Badger Creek Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gribbles Park Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001086 |
LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MAP MR-25, 1:3,168,000, TEXT, P. 10
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS WAS AN OLD COPPER MINE IN WHICH THE SCHEELITE WAS LATER FOUND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 09-JUN-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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