Caldirola #2 Mine

Unknown in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Clay
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264307
MAS/MILS ID 0080430079
Record type Site
Current site name Caldirola #2 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -105.17807, 38.32918 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position At labeled mine adit symbol on topo.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rockvale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 20S 70W 12 N2 of NW of NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • Moved location from 35 deg to 38 deg N to get it from NM to Canon City coal field (Rockvale 24k quadrangle).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • This mine is in the Canon City Coal Field. Question if it is clay or coal.

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -105.17807, 38.32918

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM SE-6

  • Location

    USGS Rockvale 1:24,000-scale topographic map.

  • Location

    Scott, G.R., and Taylor, R.B., 1974, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Rockvale quadrangle, Custer and Fremont Counties, Colorado: USGS MF-562, scale 1:24,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 22-APR-2010 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Moved location from 35 deg to 38 deg N to get it from NM to Canon City coal field (Rockvale 24k quadrangle).

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.