Colorado · El Paso County
Occurrence

Iron King Mine

El Paso County, Colorado, United States
LeadGoldZincManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GanguePsilomelane
Geology
Host rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite
Associated rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift, Ute Pass Fault Zone, Rampart Range Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationMn Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013848
MRDS IDD010374
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94778, -104.97168
References
SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482BURGER, O.K., 1936, REPORT ON THE IRON KING MINE, 3 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 3 P.USBM MRR 409433 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)