Kentucky Mine

Montezuma County, Colorado, United States

Gold Silver Copper

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryGold, Silver

SecondaryCopper

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeVein

Model85: Polymetallic veins

Deposit sizeSmall

Materials

Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite

Geology

Host rockShale,Sandstone · Morrison Formation

Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry

StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome

Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Last production1910

Discovery year1900

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References

ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 69-70, 133.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 16665ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 133 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS RECORDS)

Identification

Deposit ID10014172

MRDS IDD010830

Alternate namesJack Pot Mine, Old Kentucky Mine, Patented Claims: Doctor, MS 16665, Jack Pot, MS 16665, Fair View, MS 16665, Unpatented Claims: Old Kentucky Nos. 1-4

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates37.39362, -108.13954