Mine detail: Westcliffe Mining and Milling Co. Deposit

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Location: Custer County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.13695, -105.44113
dep_id: 10013032
mrds_id: D009106
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore_ctrl: Ring Faults
Reporter: Collins, Donna B.
hrock_type: Rhyolite
arock_unit: Rhyolite Unit 4
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mountains, Ring Faults, Breccia Pipes, Silver Cliff Graben,
tectonic: Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns
References:
  • SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000
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