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Binkley-Sawpit Project

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014242
MRDS ID D010925
Record type Site
Current site name Binkley-Sawpit Project
Alternate or previous names Old Man Mine, Patented Claims: Philadelphia, MS 7827, Jameson, MS 7827, Republic, MS 7827, Harry Steele and Carl Fink, MS 7827, Wild Cat, MS 10163
Related records 10167556

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.01593, 38.01056 (WGS84)
Elevation 2911
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 12 MILES N 66 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

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 043N;043N 010W;011W 06,07;12 SW (06); NW (07); NE (12) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN AS SECTIONS ARE FORESHORTENED. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROXIMATE COMMON SECTION CORNER NEAR HILL TOP AT SOUTH END OF HASTINGS MESA 2.1 MILES ESE OF PLACERVILLE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • EXACT ORE MINERALS LISTED ARE UNVERIFIED BUT BASED ON GENERAL VEIN DEPOSITS IN AREA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Intrusive Rocks--Andesite And Diorite
    Rock description Intrusive Rocks--Andesite And Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Dakota Sandstone;Mancos Shale
    Rock description Dakota Sandstone;Mancos Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.01593, 38.01056
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Unnamed Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1892
Discoverer Harry C. Fink And Others (Claimants)

Mining district

District name Lower San Miguel District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jones Mining And Petroleum, Inc.
    Home office Placerville
    First year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Howard Binkley
    Home office Placerville
    First year 1977

Comments on the workings information

  • CDM RECORDS DESCRIBE OLD WORKINGS AS 1500-FT TUNNEL AND SHORT CROSSCUT. NEW WORKINGS INCLUDE 200-FT ADIT TO CROSSCUT AND THREE DRIFTS TOTALLING ABOUT 500 FT.

Comments on development

  • EARLY HISTORY OF OLD MAN MINE UNKNOWN. RECENT WORK IN MID 1970S INCLUDED REHABILITATION, WIDENING ADIT AND DRIFT, DRIVING NEW DRIFTS, AND PLANS TO BUILD MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1072-E.

  • Deposit

    HESS, F.L., 1913, NOTES ON THE VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 530, P. 142-156.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 7827, 10163

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT AVAILABLE, BUT APPEARS TO BE VEIN DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH SE EXTENSION AND SPLITTING OF BLACK KING-WHITE SPAR FAULT SYSTEM WHERE IT CROSSES SWARM OF DIORITE-ANDESITE SILLS THAT INTRUDED DAKOTA SANDSTONE AND MANCOS SHALE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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