Description
Colorado Coal And Iron Co. (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiarySilver, Titanium, Metal, Manganese, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULARLY TABULAR
Ore controlPossible Ancient Karstified Zone At Top Of Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Belden Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
StructureSawatch Range, Elk Range Thrust Fault , Central Colorado Trough, Elk Uplift , Central Colorado Trough, Elk Uplift , Central Colorado Trough, Elk Uplift, Elk Range Thrust Fault, White Rock Pluton , White Rock Pluton , White Rock Pluton
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform ; Colorado Platform ; Colorado Platform
AlterationMagnetite And Pyrite Altering To Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1960
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012411
MRDS IDD008023
Alternate namesClaims: Fall River, Iron King, Iron Mountain Boy, Star, Cincinnati, Hidden Treasure, Mammoth, Cooper Iron Mine, Cooper Basin Mine, Iron Mtn Mine,, Taylor Peak Iron Deposit, Cf & 1 Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.00166, -106.78951
References
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7918, P. 57-58.HARDER, E.C., 1909, THE TAYLOR PEAK AND WHITEPINE IRON-ORE DEPOSITS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 380, P. 188-198.ASPEN TIMES, 1967, "IRON MOUNTAIN" YIELDS TO STEEL-WILLED MEN: ASPEN TIMES, MAY 11, P. 8-B.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1073.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.COLO. DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPORTS