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Langford Iron Mine

Occurrence in Larimer county in Colorado, United States with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013976
MRDS ID D010555
MAS/MILS ID 0080690087
Record type Site
Current site name Langford Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Trail Creek Iron Mine, Langford of Trail Creek Iron Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.5856, 40.92108 (WGS84)
Elevation 2591
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 35.4 MILES N50W FROM FORT COLLINS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Larimer(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Diamond Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Collins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Larimer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 011N 073W 16 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ON DIVIDE BETWEEN SHEEP CREEK AND DEVILS CREEK. MILS GIVES LOCATIO N AS R73W BUT CITES QUAD AS CHEROKEE PARK. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER SEC. 16. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
  • There is no verifiable reference. No way to verify the location. Accuracy given as originally reported, but unable to confirm.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Sherman Granite
    Rock description Sherman Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses
    Rock description Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.5856, 40.92108
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Iron Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Smith, A. W.
    Home office Tie Siding, Wy.

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • No citable references. The GSA paper discusses regional geology but there is no mention of any mine or ore deposits of any kind.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Geological Survey old MAS record 0080690087= newMRDS 10288025, merged and deleted.
Editor 28-JAN-2010 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey old MAS record 0080690087= newMRDS 10288025, merged and deleted.

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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