Commodities
PrimaryIron, Manganese
TertiaryGold, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Goethite, Hematite, Ocher, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wad
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Granite · Pikes Peak Granite;Manitou Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben, Rampart Range Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1958
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10013847
MRDS IDD010373
Alternate namesOphir, MS 17259, Gold Standard, MS 17259, Gold Standard No. 2, King Solomon, MS 17259, Cristobel Canon, MS 17259, Crescent, MS 17259, Ajax, MS 17259, Hercules, MS 17259, Atlas, MS 17259, Marie Antoinette, MS 17259, Richeleau, MS 17259, Iron Mask, MS 17259, Ute, MS 17515, Rampart No. 1, Claims: Sheba, MS 17259
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94111, -104.99029
References
TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482.WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1977, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODLAND PARK QUADRANGLE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-842.HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 29.Dunn, L.G., 2003, Colorado Mining Districts--A Reference: Golden, Colo., Colorado School of Mines Library, p. 99.