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Ironclad

Producer in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142160
MRDS ID D010770
MAS/MILS ID 0080330103
Record type Site
Current site name Ironclad
Alternate or previous names San Juan National Forest
Related records 10101867

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.03625, 37.68721 (WGS84)
Elevation 2652
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dolores(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan 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 Dolores

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.03625, 37.68721
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Date of Last Modification 920129

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioneer/Rico

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jones, Davis, Hancock, Sitton, And Hannigan
    ID 502784
    Interest 100
    Year 1989

Comments on the workings information

  • LOCKED + CAVED ADITS IN 1989, ABOUT 213,975 CU FT OF DUMP MATERIAL, SAMPLE # 449-450.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OWN/OP: MYRON JONES 1976

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JAN-1992 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/09/1981
MSHA mine ID0502784
Mine name (MSHA)Iron Clad
Current operatorMyron Jones
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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