The Unnamed Copper Pegmatite Occurrence is a copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.45194, -105.47417
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Unnamed Copper Pegmatite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Copper Pegmatite Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Mcintyre Hills Area
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: Surface
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: Pegmatites
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: North-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED, NEAR SHEEP BASIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): DISCONTINUOUS LENSES OF SULFIDE ORE IN PEGMATITE, ALL SURROUNDED BY CALCITE-RICH ROCK
Comment (Workings): SMALL OPEN PIT
Comment (Development): APPARENTLY THE DEPOSIT WAS ENTIRELY MINED OUT BY THE SMALL OPEN PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E. W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 82.
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