The Dell Prospect is a manganese mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 38.53444, -105.07917
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Dell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dell Prospect
Secondary: C. B. Dell Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eightmile Park 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: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Canon City Embayment, Southern Front Range
Type: L
Description: Ne- And Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SMALL TRENCH
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BEDS N-S 35 E
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64 F5) CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1968, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO; A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, 88TH CONGRESS: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 98-102. F5) CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1968, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO; A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, 88TH CONGRESS: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 98-102.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
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