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Buckskin Joe Mine

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10118543
MRDS ID DC00275
MAS/MILS ID 0080930028
Record type Site
Current site name Buckskin Joe Mine
Alternate or previous names Phillips Mine, Bckskn Joe
Related records 10016055

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.1275, 39.27779 (WGS84)
Elevation 3318

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Climax(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 009 S 078 W 03 SWSE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Zincite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.1275, 39.27779
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1860
Year of first production 1860

Mining district

District name Alma District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Col-Oro Crp.
    ID 0500574
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner C. Jordan, J. Harvey, W. Broderick
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 1995

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-2315, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: 5XBG A THE MINE WAS AN EARLY GOLD PRODUCER. CURRENTLY WITH 7000 FT. MINE WORKINGS, THE MINE WAS PRODUCING 100 TON/MONTH OF ORE A ING 22% ZN, AT THE TIME OF THE PRR REPORT. RADIOACTIVITY OCC SAWATCH QUARTZITE AND PEERLESS SHALE (FAULTING) IN TERTIARY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-APR-1995 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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