The Bull Ridge Mine is a feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,638 feet.
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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: 8,638 Feet (2,633 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.47056, -105.61889
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Bull Ridge Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Ridge Mine
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Mica
Secondary: Beryllium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Devils Hole Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Northern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Texas Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT NW END OF BULL RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS 1974
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
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