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San Isabel Mining and Milling Co. Claims

Past Producer in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Barium-Barite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10101770
MRDS ID D008959
Record type Site
Current site name San Isabel Mining and Milling Co. Claims
Alternate or previous names Albert, America, Aubury, Bernard, Berynidia, Carstin, Century, Farrrington, Fitts, Gamella, Gran-Lee, Imogene, Jim K, Johnson, Mabel, Mitchell, Neri, Paul Bertram, Reese, Rein, Rosetta, Standard No. 13, Sutherland, Sykes, Virginia, York State Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.72419, 38.04862 (WGS84)
Elevation 2682
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 3.8 MILES N 19 W OF CRESTONE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rito Alto Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 044N 011E 23,24 E2 (23); SW (24) Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result REPORTED VALUES RAN $3 TO $88/TON, WITH HIGH OF $388/TON

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite;
    Rock description Granodiorite;Crestone Conglomerate Member Of Sangre De Cristo Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Crestone conglomerate member of the Sangre de Cristo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.72419, 38.04862
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name thrust faults
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Fault, Gibson Peak Syncline
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Isabel Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1905

Comments on the production information

  • DUNHAM REPORTED PRODUCTION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF GALENA CONCENTRATES AND A CARLOAD OF BARITE WAS SHIPPED IN 1932.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, SHORT INCLINED ADITS AND SMALL OPENCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGER'S REPTS. 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 13914, 13917A, 13917B

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Deposit RECORD # D009957 BY JERRY L. HAUG HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 10-JUN-2005 Keller, John W. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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