The Unnamed Prospects is a copper and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,059 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,059 Feet (3,066 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.91333, -105.61750
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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone District
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: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine "A" And "B" Branch Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE VEINS LIE IN SHEAR ZONES, FRACTURES, SMALL REMNANT FAULTS SUBPARALLEL TO INDEPENDENCE MINE A" AND "B" BRANCH FAULTS"
Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN CEDAR AND DEADMAN CREEKS IN UNSURVEYED SECTION ON LAND GRANT. PROSPECTS EXTEND OVER 800-FT ELEVATION INTERVAL. HIGHEST PROSPECT PLOTTED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SURFACE PROSPECTS AND ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN LENGTH DRIVEN NE
References
Reference (Deposit): CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-764
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