Mine detail: Unnamed Fe Mine

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Location: Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.64943, -105.17975
dep_id: 10013740
mrds_id: D010200
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite, Limonite, Siderite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR, NODULAR
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Colorado Group---Graneros Shale (Benton Shale);Colorado Group---Carlile Shale
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Golden Fault
tectonic: Central Platform
yr_lst_prd: 1885
References:
  • Deposit:: HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 45.
  • Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MORRISON QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-790-A
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