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Wire Patch Mine

Past Producer in Summit county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Silica, Silver, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119410
MRDS ID DE00892
MAS/MILS ID 0081170006
Record type Site
Current site name Wire Patch Mine
Related records 10021683

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.96838, 39.48443 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boreas Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blue(hydrologic unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White River 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 Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 007 S 077 W 35 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.96838, 39.48443
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 3HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1882

Mining district

District name Breckenridge

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pitt Ores Co.
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1974

Production statistics

  • Year 1908
    Material ore concentrates
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 343g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 31g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 734M
    Overall depth 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method GLORY HOLE 10-37
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Length of Inclines (m) 69
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 634
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings CAVED AT PORTAL
    3rd Condition of Workings BAD AIR
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAY-1985 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 10-AUG-0007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

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