Hock Hocking

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264623
MAS/MILS ID 0080930142
Record type Site
Current site name Hock Hocking
Alternate or previous names Hock Hock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -106.10143, 39.26666 (WGS84)
Elevation 3292
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alma(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 15 SW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • On the south side of Mosquito Creek, about 2 miles SW of Alma, in the SW/4 sec. 15, T 9 S, R 78 W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Expected grade of 0.3 oz/t gold, 17 oz/t silver, 4% lead, 3% zinc, and 0.7% copper. (1980, Sunshine files)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -106.10143, 39.26666

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Veins and replacement deposits in Lower Paleozoic limestone.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1879
Year of first production 1879

Mining district

District name Alma District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Silver State Mining Co
    ID 0570022
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Boca Polo, Inc.
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY NAME AS REPORTED MSHA.DBF, 1995 IS SILVER STATE MINING CRP. OWNER/COMPANY AS LISTED BEFORE MSHA, 1995 UPDATE. RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT COMPANY UNKNOWN. BOCA POLO INC., C/O JOHN T. OXLEY, SR., WILLIAMS CENTER TOWER 1, SUITE 1305, ONE WEST THIRD STREET, TULSA, OK., 74103, (918)584-1978

Comments on the production information

  • Early production (1880s) was from rich oxidized silver-lead ores in replacement deposits in Lower Paleozoic limestone.
  • Silver State Mining Co. was developing 2 veins in the mine in 1980. (1980, Sunshine files)
  • DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATION WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IN 1990, THIS INCLUDED, CORE DRILLING AND SAMPLING. SOME REPAIRS ARE ALSO BEING MADE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-APR-95 Mils-Rdm U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 01-FEB-06 Beach, Richard A. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/07/2018
MSHA mine ID0500622
Mine name (MSHA)Hock Hocking
Current operatorHock Hocking Mineral Company LLC
Current controller (parent)Haselden Investments Living Water LLC; Mike Haselden
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1705 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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