The Black Mountain Deposit is a pumice mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,997 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: 10,997 Feet (3,352 Meters)
Commodity: Pumice
Lat, Long: 38.70278, -105.69333
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Black Mountain Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Mountain Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Pumice
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pierce, A. S.
Years: 1974 -
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: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center
Type: L
Description: Deposit Probably Part Of Landslide Deposits, Derived From Volcanic Rocks On Slopes
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Devitrification Of Glassy Units?
Rocks
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): HORIZONTAL BEDS 18 INCHES THICK OVERLIE "UNCONSOLIDATED SAND AND GRAVEL". THIS DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX ON THE NW SIDE OF BLACK MOUNTAIN ; GEOL.DESC: HORZ. BEDS 18" THICK, AEOLIN IN ORIGIN. OVERLIES UNCONSOLIDATED SAND AND GRAVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): BUSH, 1951; COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., VOL.15,NO.8
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,64
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