The Indian Springs Gulch Prospect is a mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,760 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,760 Feet (2,670 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.49722, -105.68778
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Indian Springs Gulch Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Springs Gulch Prospect
Commodity
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Red Gulch 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Cotopaxi Fault, Related N-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.7 OZ/TON AG, 0.06% CU
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Geology): This mine is not typical for the Red Gulch district in that the copper occurs in Proterozoic crystalline basement rocks rather than in Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks.
Comment (Location): NORTH FROM COTOPAXI FOR 8 MILES ALONG BERNARD CREEK. TAKE JEEP ROAD 0.75 MILES EAST, THEN NORTH ON ANOTHER JEEP ROAD FOR 1 MILE TO THE PROSPECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Location): East of the main part of the Red Gulch district
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CAVED ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 66-67
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND 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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