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Climax Mine

Past Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Quartz
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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. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097862
MRDS ID D009865
MAS/MILS ID 804300098
Record type Site
Current site name Climax Mine
Alternate or previous names Climax Mica Mine, Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Co., Colorado Feldspar Company Mine, Climax Minca Lode, Climax, Climax Mica
Related records 10288289

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -105.482, 38.69391 (WGS84)
Elevation 2798
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 4.4 MILES S 60 E OF GUFFEY. Pit marked with symbol but not labeled on topo. Concurs with Fig. 7 in PP-227.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cover Mountain(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)

Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 016S 072W 6 NE OF NE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Quartz Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Microcline Ore
Muscovite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Beryl Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 32
USGS model code 13
Deposit model name Pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
    Rock description Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -105.482, 38.69391
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field

Ore body information

  • General form SHALLOW, ROUGHLY STAR-SHAPED
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 138.68M
    Width 91.44M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 9.14M
  • General form PEGMATITE. MODE OF ORIGIN: MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION

Comments on the ore body information

  • PEG. TRENDS N.32E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • 3 Major, 2 Minor Synclinal Rolls Converging Near Center Of Pegmatite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Discoverer United States Mica Company?
Year of first production 1950
Production years NO PRODUCTION RECORDED AFTER 1947

Mining district

District name Micanite District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner United States Mica Company
    Year 1923
  • Type Operator
    Owner Colorado Feldspar Co. ?
    Home office Canon City, Co.
    First year 1950

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Period 1908-1950
    Material scrap mica
    Ore mined 45mt
    Accuracy Accurate
  • Year 1950
    Period 1908-1950
    Material albite
    Ore mined 450mt
    Accuracy Accurate

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MOST IMPORTANT POTENTIAL PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT MUSCOVITE RESERVES - INDICATED-94 TONS INFERRED-282 TONS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1982-12-01 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey
Editor 2012-10-01 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey merged and deleted duplicate records.
Reporter 1992-05-20 Martin U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS 0080430098
Reporter 1972-08-01 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey MRDS DC00338 = 10108039
Reporter 1980-06-01 Foord, Suzann C. U.S. Geological Survey MRDS DC00338 = 10108039
Reporter 1983-11-17 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines MAS 0080930077
Reporter 1972-08-01 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey MRDS DC00339.

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