Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer

South Rock Creek area

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Geology
Host rockChemical Sediment · bog iron
StructureSangre de Cristo Fault
Alterationbog iron
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10311032
Alternate namesAlder limonite deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.38473, -105.99809
References
Harber, C.M., and Tesch, W.J., Jr., 1959, Reconnaissance of iron occurrences in Colorado, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information circular 7918, 82 p.Ellis, C.E., Hannigan, B.J., and Thompson, J.R., 1983, Mineral investigation of the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Study Area, Alamosa, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, and Saguache Counties, Colorado, U.S. Bureau of Mines MLA 65-83, 190 p.