| Deposit ID | 10013148 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009289 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska |
| Related records | 10264559 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.74979, 38.39778 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2573 |
| Relative position | 14 MILES S 43 E FROM GUNNISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Houston Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(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 | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 002E | 28 | NE OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Metasedimentary Rocks | ||||
| Rock description | Metasedimentary Rocks | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.74979, 38.39778 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cochetopa Dome; Razor Creek Dome; Los Ochos Fault |
| Width | 0.91M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Discoverer | W.A. Mcdougal |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cochetopa Mining Co. |
| Home office | Gunnison, Co. |
| First year | 1947 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marie L. Schaf |
| Home office | Roscoe, Ca . |
| First year | 1947 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009289 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090033 |
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOUSTON GULCH QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1287
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 7175
COLO. DIV. MINES INSPECTOR'S REPT. 7/11/47
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | METAMORPHIC BEDS TREND APPROX. N 29 E, 85 SE. REPORTED INTERSECTION OF VEIN BY BOTH ALASKA AND YUKON WORKINGS SUGGESTS VEIN STRIKES PARALLEL TO LOCAL BEDDING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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