The Unnamed W Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 39.77917, -105.28667
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Unnamed W Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed W Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Ralston Buttes 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
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: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin
Type: L
Description: Hurricane Hill Fault System
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT JUNCTION OF CRAWFORD GULCH AND TUCKER GULCH ACROSS CREEK FROM ASCENSION MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL IRREGULAR FRACTURE FILLINGS AND DISSEMINATED GRAINS IN HURRICANE HILL FAULT SYSTEM ON OR NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN HORNBLENDE GNEISS AND LAYERED CALC-SILICATE GNEISS. TWETO (1960) DESCRIBES AFFINITY OF W FOR CA-RICH ROCKS IN THIS AREA. SHERIDAN AND OTHERS PRESUME ORIGIN TO BE RELATED TO LARAMIDE MOVEMENT ON HURRICANE HILL FAULT BUT IS NOT CONCLUSIVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RALSTON BUTTES DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 520 (INCL. GEOLOGIC MAP OF RALSTON BUTTES QUAD)
Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1960, SCHEELITE IN THE PRECAMBRIAN GNEISS OF COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 55, P. 1406-1428
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