The Guffey District, West is a tungsten and ree mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, REE
Lat, Long: 38.75, -105.56667
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Guffey District, West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Guffey District, West
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Antelope Mountain And Guffey Volcanic Centers
Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Euxenite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Copper
Gangue: Bornite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Thulite
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Clinozoisite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Comments
Comment (Location): THIS IS A DISTRICT RECORD AND LOCATIONS GIVEN ARE FOR THE GENERAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT ONLY; ADDITIONAL SECTIONS COULD POSSIBLY BE INCLUDED.
Comment (Geology): CALC SILICATE GNEISS AND SKARNS BIOTITE GNEISS; INTRUDED BY PEGMATITES BIOTITE GNEISS; INTRUDED BY PEGMATITES.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 7-10.
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180, 1:62,500.00
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.
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