The Unnamed Prospect is a copper, zinc, bismuth, and lead mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,251 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: 8,251 Feet (2,515 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.65056, -105.81139
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Bismuth
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Spencer Heights-Poudre Falls 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Rawah Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Fault And Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USGS/USBM SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE PB, ZN, CU, AU, Y, AND 0.051% BI
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DARK-COLORED GNEISS TRENDS N 60 E AND DIPS STEEPLY AND IS CUT BY NARROW VEIN TRENDING N 65 E.
Comment (Workings): APPROX 50-FT TUNNEL OF IRREGULAR PLAN
Comment (Location): ON WEST BANK OF CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER 820 FT BELOW POUDRE FALLS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 26-27, 30
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