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King of the Valley Mine

Past Producer in Custer county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Manganese, Iron
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  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012298
MRDS ID D007851
Record type Site
Current site name King of the Valley Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -105.44557, 38.14223 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position 0.45 MILES N 25 W FROM THE JUNCTION OF SR 96 AND CR 277 IN SILVER CLIFF, CO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Westcliffe(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 022S 072W 16 SW OF NE OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • NNW OF GEYSER MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Clay Gangue
Wad Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Weakly Argillized

Analytical data

Result SURFACE ORE ASSAYED 9 OZ/TON
Result AVERAGE ORE 15 OZ AG/TON

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 82
USGS model code 22
Deposit model name Epithermal veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Silver Cliff Rhyolite Unit 2
    Rock description Silver Cliff Rhyolite Unit 2
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Obsidian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -105.44557, 38.14223
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • Length 21.95M
    Width 6.1M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Near Geyser Vents And Breccia Pipes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Mining district

District name Silver Cliff

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.

  • Deposit

    SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ORE FOUND AT DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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