Mine detail: Mosca Pass Prospect

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Location: Huerfano County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.7353, -105.45224
dep_id: 10016945
mrds_id: DC02488
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Molybdenite
Reporter: Unknown, Schwochow, Stephen D., Keller, John W.
hrock_unit: Alaskitic Granite Gneiss, Hornblende Gneiss, And Aphibolite
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Sierra Blanca Massif
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
References:
  • WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO WITH GENERAL NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULL. 14, P. 68
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