| Deposit ID | 10012347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Songbird Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.46446, 38.1614 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2419 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 MILES N40W OF SILVER CLIFF |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 072W | 5 | SE OF SW OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perlite | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Rock unit name | Rim Breccia And Latite Flow |
| Rock description | Rim Breccia And Latite Flow |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Undivided Gneiss |
| Rock description | Undivided Gneiss |
| Pit (1) | -105.46446, 38.1614 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Concentric Faults Of Ben West Hill |
| General form | tabular, lensoid |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | STEEPLY NE |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Silver Cliff |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cotter Corp. ? |
| Home office | Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. D. Blunt ? |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007927 |
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403
EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472
COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES RECORDS, 1981
SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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