Mine detail: Delta Limonite Deposit

Previously called 'Iron Cap ClaimIron Cap MineMingen Limonite Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.71916, -107.89898

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Tertiary:	Manganese
Ore:	Limonite
Discovery year:	1890

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Mancos Shale;Dakota Sandstone
Host type:	Shale
Structure:	Gunnison Uplift, Piceance Basin, Montrose Syncline, Gunnison Uplift, Montrose Syncline
Tectonic:	Colorado Platform

References

MRDS	D009352
DEP	10013199
Reference	{Deposit:: HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC 7918, P. 25-26}{Deposit:: TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.