The School Section Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,600 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: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 38.79611, -105.62333
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School Section Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: School Section Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey 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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Colorado
Home Office: Colorado
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Form: LENSOID, TABULAR, POD-LIKE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center, Front Range
Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults; Large Graben
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DEEPEST CUT ASSAYED 0.84% W03 FOR 16 FT
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Vesuvianite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF STATE HWY 9 BY ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
Comment (Commodity): SCHEELITE OCCURS AS CRYSTALS, GRAINS, FLAKES, COATINGS
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS; 5 SURFACE CUTS, THE LARGEST BEING 25 FT. LONG AND 12 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED ZONE BETWEEN 2 NORTHERLY STRIKING PEGMATITE DIKES
Comment (Deposit): 80 ACRES LEASED FROM STATE OF COLORADO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC
References
Reference (Deposit): BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 19-26.
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
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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