The Unnamed Prospect is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Rio Grande county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 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: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.40194, -106.70222
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Rio Grande
District: Crater District
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.
Administrative Organization: San Juan N. F.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Juan Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Platoro Caldera, Elwood Creek Fault Zone, Crater Creek Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPECIMEN AND CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.3 TO 1.3 OZ/TON AG, 0.02 TO 0.1% PB, 0.006 TO 0.01% CU. STOCKPILE CHIP AND DUMP GRAB SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.3 TO 1.9 OZ/TON AG, 0.04 TO 0.1% PB, 0.02 TO 0.3% CU. SAMPLES ALSO CONTAINED 0.004 TO 0.06% SN AND 0.2% SR.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ON SOUTH SIDE OF CRATER CREEK APPROX 0.35 MILE SE OF LADY BUG MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975
Comment (Commodity): SPECIFIC ORE MINERALS UNKNOWN, BUT LINDQUIST CITIES GENERAL OCCURRENCES OF PYRITE, ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRRHOTITE IN CRATER CREEK ALTERED AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.
Reference (Deposit): LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.
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