Colorado · El Paso County
Occurrence

Manitou District

El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Description

George Caddick, Henry Watson And Others (First Claimants)

Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite
Associated rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Windy Point Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10013850
MRDS IDD010376
Alternate namesClaims: Mollie Reed, MS 16895, Rock Creek, MS 16730, Caddick, MS 16730, Libbie, MS 17528, Manitou, MS 17047, Buena Vista, MS 17048, Big Four, MS 17766
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.85861, -104.94834
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.BLM MINERAL SURVEYSBLM CONNECTING SHEETS (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)