| Deposit ID | 10018142 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC04951 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mizpah Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10165713 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.99254, 38.86528 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2804 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILE N86W OF NEWETT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chaffee(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castle Rock Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(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 | Chaffee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 14S | 77W | 03 | CENTER OF W2 OF NW OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Latite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Latite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Minturn And Belden Formations |
| Rock description | Minturn And Belden Formations |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -105.99254, 38.86528 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nnw-Trending Faults, Trout Creek Fault |
| Dip | 750 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Trout Creek Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC04951 |
USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1983 | Collins, Donna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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