Spikebuck Mine

Past Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Quartz
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108445
MRDS ID DC05743
Record type Site
Current site name Spikebuck Mine
Related records 10142293

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.47058, 38.45334 (WGS84)
Elevation 1828
Relative position 3.5 MILES S38W OF PARKDALE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McIntyre Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(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 18S 72W 27,28 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • 5 MILES WEST OF MOUTH OF MCINTYRE GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Mica Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Quartz Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 40% MICROCLINE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Microcline Ore
Muscovite Ore
Quartz Ore
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Opal Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

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 Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granites, Amphibolites Associated With Gneiss
    Rock description Granites, Amphibolites Associated With Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Migmatitic Gneiss
    Rock description Migmatitic Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.47058, 38.45334

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northern Wet Mountains
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40-68E
    Dip VERT
    Thickness 38.1M
    Length 243.84M
    Width 33.53M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 38.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PEG N40-68E VERT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Mining district

District name Mcintyre Hills Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M And S, Inc.
    Home office Denver, Co.
    First year 1950

Comments on the production information

  • GOOD COMMERCIAL DEPOSIT OF POTASH FELDSPAR WITH SCRAP MICA AS BYPRODUCT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 76.2M
    Overall depth 38.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • AS OF 1950 WORKINGS CONSISTED OF LARGE OPEN CUT WITH BENCHES ON THREE LEVELS. CUT MEASURED 250 X 69 X 125 FT DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTER ZONE OF QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE. CORE IS MICROCLINE-QUARTZ PEGMATITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1982 Collins, Donna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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