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Magpie Mine

Past Producer in Moffat county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten, Uranium
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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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142531
MAS/MILS ID 0080810070
Record type Site
Current site name Magpie Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.72847, 40.74826 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moffat(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Snake(hydrologic unit)

White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)

White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(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 Moffat

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 009 N 092 W 09 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -107.72847, 40.74826
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Date of Last Modification 780921

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1933

Mining district

District name Timberlake

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Farnsworth, A. J.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAS FILE OWNR:J. FARNSWORTH

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-2207, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: 17XBG THE CLAIMS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED PLACER GOLD AND TUNGSTEN 1933 OWNER: A.J. FARNSWORTH, GREAT DIVIDE ROUTE, CRAIG, COLORADO. ORANGE TO BLACK GRAINS OF AN UNIDENTIFIED RADIOACTIVE MINERA 67XBG. AN 18-INCH TABULAR LAYER OF MANGANESE WAS EXPOSED IN THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, EAST TIMBE CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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