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Magpie Mine

Occurrence in San Miguel county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014218
MRDS ID D010891
Record type Site
Current site name Magpie Mine
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: Magpie, MS 8608, Sunlight, MS 8608, Almeda, MS 8608
Related records 10240247

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.95954, 37.86528 (WGS84)
Elevation 3475
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 9.4 MILES S 58 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Wilson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Lizard Head Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 042N 010W 27,34 NW (34) OF SE OF SE OF SW (27); SW OF SW OF SE (27) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LOCATED ON EAST WALL OF MAGPIE GULCH ABOUT 0.5 MILE WEST OF MORNING STAR MINE AND 1.4 MILE ENE OF WILSON PEAK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result BROMFIELD AND OTHERS' (1972) SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES OF SELECTED DUMP SAMPLES OF VEIN MATERIAL: 3 AND 10% FE, 0.5% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.15 AND 0.3% TI, GT 5000 AND 1500 PPM MN, 300 AND 500 PPM AG, 1500 AND 5000 PPM AS, LT 10 AND 20 PPM B, LT 20 AND 50 PPM BA, LT 10 PPM BI, 70 AND 100 PPM CD, LT 5 AND 5 PPM CO, 5 AND 15 PPM CR, 300 AND 500 PPM CU, LT 5 PPM MO, 5 AND 10 PPM NI, 2000 AND 7000 PPM PB, 1500 AND 2000 PPM SB, LT 10 PPM SN, LT 100 PPM SR, 10 AND 30 PPM V, GT 10000 PPM ZN
Result CHEMICAL ANALYSES, 0.4 AND 2 PPM AU, 440 AND 1400 PPM AG, 390 AND 520 PPM CU, 2800 AND 16000 PPM PB, 28000 AND 37000 PPM ZN

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Wilson Peak Stock--Microgranogabbro
    Rock description Wilson Peak Stock--Microgranogabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Mancos Shale
    Rock description Mancos Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.95954, 37.86528
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Wilson Peak Stock

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Generally Ne-Trending Fissure Cutting Intrusive Rocks And Metamorphosed Mancos Shale

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mount Wilson District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT TUNNEL DRIVEN 50 FT PROBABLY TO SOUTH OR SE, WITH 175 FT OF DRIFT SW AND 125 FT TO NE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P. 47-48, 66-67

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8608

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALONG WEST EDGE OF NE EXTENSION OF WILSON PEAK STOCK, MAGPIE VEIN TRENDS ABOUT N 55 E, 65 NW, AND CUTS METAMORPHOSED MANCOS SHALE (HORNFELS) ALONG CONTACT WITH MICROGRANOGABBRO. UNSTOPED VEIN RANGES FROM TIGHT SEAM TO 6 INCHES WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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