The Carson Mining Company Prospect is a copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.41611, -105.67417
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Carson Mining Company Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carson Mining Company Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sam Irving
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co.
Years: 1958 -
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
Form: LENSOID
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Cotopaxi Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A FAULT ZONE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT WIDE AND A MILE LONG
Comment (Location): Shownas a shaft on 1:24000 USGS topo map of Arkansas Mountain. Heinrich (1981) describes the location as 3 mi. northeast of Cotopaxi in the SE1/4 NE1/4 sec. 18, T. 48 N., R. 12 E.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFTS, PROSPECTS IN AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 88-89
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
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