Commodities
PrimaryIron, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Zone Mineralized Along Extensive Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Hematite, Silver
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite)
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Fault Trending N-S; Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1920
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10013833
MRDS IDD010355
Alternate namesHawkins Hematite Bank, Iron King Gold Mine, Iron King Mine, Lucky Break
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.61778, -105.94781
References
HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 17-18CHAUVENET, R., 1885, PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE IRON RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1885, P. 13-24.OSBORN, E.F. AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET, COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNPUBLISHED MASTER OF ARTS THESIS, P. 2, 35, 38, 40.BEHRE, C.H., JR., OSBORN, E.F., RAINWATER, E.H., 1936, CONTACT ORE DEPOSITION AT THE CALUMET IRON MINE, COLORADO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 8, P. 781-804 & &SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000. & &BHUTTA, M.A., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD. THESIS, 173 P.