Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockShale · Mancos Shale;Dakota Sandstone
StructureGunnison Uplift, Piceance Basin, Montrose Syncline, Gunnison Uplift, Montrose Syncline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10013199
MRDS IDD009352
Alternate namesIron Cap Claim, Iron Cap Mine, Mingen Limonite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.71916, -107.89898
References
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC 7918, P. 25-26TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761