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Colorado Mine

Occurrence in Larimer county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087882
MRDS ID D010590
Record type Site
Current site name Colorado Mine
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims MS 17461: Denver, Gold Medal, Minnie O., Gold Queen, Gold Spike, Gold King No. 2, Joker, Gold Girl, Un Patented Claims: Colorado, Good Luck, Orphan Boy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.6231, 40.72915 (WGS84)
Elevation 2761
Relative position 30.6 MILES N72W 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

Rustic(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 009N;009N 073W;074W 19;24 W2 (19); E2 (24) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIMS LIE NORTH OF SEVENMILE CREEK ON EDGE OF OVERLAND EROSIONAL SURFACE 1 TO 1.5 MILES WSW FROM MANHATTAN AND EXTEND ONTO KINIKINIK QU AD. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR C W2 SEC. 19. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Sherman Granite;Laramide Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Monzonite Porhyry
    Rock description Sherman Granite;Laramide Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Monzonite Porhyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Metamorphic Rocks--Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses;Laramide Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
    Rock description Metamorphic Rocks--Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses;Laramide Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Monzonite Porphyry

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Poudre River Shear Zone, Elkhorn Creek Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Manhattan Placer And Quartz Gold Mining Co. (Claimant)

Mining district

District name Manhattan District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Colonial Investment Co.
    Home office Log Cabin
    First year 1935

Comments on the workings information

  • 50-FT INCLINED SHAFT AND SOME DRIFTING

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTED FROM 1921 TO 1934

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS O F THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 223, P. 285-286.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AIRPHOTOS INDICATE PROBABLE QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKE TRENDING N86W T HROUGH METAMORPHICS. SECOND POSSIBLE DIKE OR VEIN TRENDS N25W AND MAY INTERSECT SHERMAN GRANITE AND MONZONITE PORPHYRY STOCK. COLORADO VEIN EXTENDS SE THROUGH MONTE CRISTO WORKINGS AND FREE GOLD MINE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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