Mine detail: Copperhead Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 38.6125, -105.81226

Resource(M)

Primary: Tungsten, Copper
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Gabbro
Associated type:Gneiss
Structure:Sangre De Cristo Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, East Of Badger Creek Fault
Tectonic:Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)

References

MRDSD001086
DEP10008732
Reference{Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MAP MR-25, 1:3,168,000, TEXT, P. 10}{Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.}
ReporterElliott, James E., Collins, Donna B., Mosier, Dan