| Deposit ID | 10013852 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010380 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Talca Gulch Iron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Talcott? Gulch Iron Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.01946, 38.95722 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2493 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 13.2 MILES N 50 W FROM COLORADO SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Paso(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woodland Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fountain(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 | El Paso |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 012S | 068W | 32 | SE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ocher | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Manitou Limestone |
| Rock description | Manitou Limestone |
| (1) | -105.01946, 38.95722 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Uplift, Rampart Range Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ute Pass Fault Zone, Manitou Park Half Graben |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Green Mountain Falls District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010380 |
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 29.
WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODLAND PARK QUADRANGLE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-842.
BURGER, O.K., 1936, REPORT ON THE IRON KING MINE, 3 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 3 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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