Mine detail: Iron King Hematite Deposit

Previously called 'Hawkins Hematite BankIron King Gold MineIron King MineLucky Break'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.61778, -105.94781

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron, Gold, Silver
Ore: Gold, Hematite, Silver
Discovery year: 1885

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1885
Last production ended: 1920

Geology

Host rock:Leadville Limestone
Host type:Limestone
Associated rock:Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite)
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Southern Mosquito Range, Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Fault Trending N-S; Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic:Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSD010355
DEP10013833
Reference{Deposit:: HARRER, C.M. AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 17-18}{Deposit:: CHAUVENET, R., 1885, PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE IRON RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES ANNUAL REPORT 1885, P. 13-24.}{Deposit:: OSBORN, E.F. AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET, COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNPUBLISHED MASTER OF ARTS THESIS, P. 2, 35, 38, 40.}{Deposit:: BEHRE, C.H., JR., OSBORN, E.F., RAINWATER, E.H., 1936, CONTACT ORE DEPOSITION AT THE CALUMET IRON MINE, COLORADO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 8, P. 781-804 & &}{Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000. & &}{Deposit:: BHUTTA, M.A., 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD. THESIS, 173 P.}
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