The Dade Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Garfield county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.85111, -107.39472
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Dade Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dade Prospect
Secondary: Claims: Mile High
Secondary: Miners Dream
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Garfield
District: Flat Tops Primitive Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: John Dade And Earl Cook
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: White River Uplift
Type: L
Description: White River Uplift, Unnamed Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Oxidation Of Sulfides
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE RS-1 FROM UPPER 6-IN. MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED L.T. 0.005 OZ/TON AU, 1.94 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU, 24.5% PB, 0.10% ZN. SAMPLE RS-2 FROM LOWER 6-IN. MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED L.T. 0.005 OZ/TON AU, 0.28 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU, 5.95% PB, 0.05% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 45.5-FT ADIT AND SMALL STOPES. ADIT DRIVEN AT N 10 E
Comment (Location): ABOVE SOUTH FORK OF WHITE RIVER ABOUT 1.8 MILES S 76 W OF CONFLUENCE WITH PARK CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL POCKETS WORKED ON BOTH SIDES OF ADIT WALLS. DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE ARTIFICIAL ENLARGEMENT OF SOLUTION CAVITY IN 2-FT-THICK CALCITE BED NEAR BASE OF LEADVILLE LIMESTONE. INTERCONNECTED VUGS FOUND IN TWO PARALLEL 6-IN.-WIDE ZONES ABOUT 2 FT APART. MERGING ABOUT 33 FT FROM PORTAL AND DISAPPEARING AT END OF ADIT. OXIDATION OF SULFIDES EVIDENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MALLORY, W.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLAT TOPS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1230-C
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