The Unidentified Prospect is a uranium and thorium mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Thorium
Lat, Long: 38.14889, -105.32333
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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Prospect
Secondary: No-Deposit Industry Name
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area, Rosita Area
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
Operation Type: Surface
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: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Orebody
Form: Tabular
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON OR NEAR ANTRIM LODE PLUG BETWEEN TWO NORTHERN BRANCHES OF TYNDALL GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000
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