The Unnamed Prospects is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,902 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: 9,902 Feet (3,018 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 39.22556, -106.76333
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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Secondary: See Last Page
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Aspen (Roaring Fork) District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift
Type: L
Description: Silver Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF HUNTER CREEK ALONG LENADO GULCH AND VAN HORN PARK. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SEC. 33. ELEV AND LAT-LONG FROM BRYANT (1972) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS, SHAFTS, AND TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 7482, 6545, 6624, 4533, 7727, 4619, 6167, 5847, 4644, 5813, 5800, 5801, 5789, 5896, 6400, 4731, 6021, 6023, 5836, 8110, 6007, 5960, 5808, 7576, 5172, 5886, 5206, 6024, 11812, 9283, 6657, 4658, 4871, 5466, 4389, 4514, 5208, 4126, 5895, 4580, 5226, 4034, 5851, 6163, 7451, 4178, 4112, 12789
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 126-132
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-D
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