The Copper Prince Mine is a copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,442 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.495, -105.70194
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Copper Prince Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Prince Mine
Secondary: Dirty Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Red Gulch District
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: Underground
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1907
Discovery Year: 1875
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
Model Name: Sediment-hosted Cu
Model Name: Sediment-hosted Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Cotopaxi Fault is runs north-south along the east side of the valley of Red Gulch, placing Pennsylvanian sedimentary rock in contact with Proterozoic rocks and lower Paleozoic rocks.
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized To Reddish, Yellowish, Or Red-Brown Color
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): OXIDIZED COPPER ORE AND CHALCOCITE FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH COALY MATERIAL
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Comment (Development): ACTIVE EXPLORATION BEGAN 1907
Comment (Geology): DEPOSITS COMPARED TO RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA"
Comment (Geology): Oxidized copper minerals and chalcocite occurs in conglomerate and coaly shale layers. Coal represents fossil wood.
Comment (Location): ACCURACY ONLY TO ABOUT 0.5 MILE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Location): Lindgren (1908) states that the Copper Prince property is "a short distance northwest of Copperfield", which is an abandoned mining settlement.
Comment (Production): LINDGREN (1908) STATES THAT TWO CARS OF HIGH GRADE ORE AND SEVERAL CARS OF LOW GRADE ORE WERE SHIPPED IN 1907. THAT PRODUCTION WAS PRINCIPALLY FROM THE RED GULCH AND COPPER PRINCE MINES.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1908, NOTES ON COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 340, P. 170-174.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, J.R., 1954, GEOLOGY OF AN AREA NORTH OF COTOPAXI, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: M. S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, P. 47-48.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1975, HISTORIC TRAIL MAPS OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-930, 1:250,000
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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