The Unnamed Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 39.4225, -105.10639
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Unnamed Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Kassler 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type: L
Description: Bear Creek Fault, Unnamed Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LIME-SILICATE GNEISS SAMPLE CONTAINED 2.54% CU, 0.001% EQUIV U, 0.004% NI, 0.03% CO.
Analytical Data: BIOTITE-QUARTZ GNEISS SAMPLE CONTAINED 5.03% CU, 0.002% EQUIV U, 0.01% NI, 0.09% CO
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES ANALYZED BY USGS: LIMONITE GOSSAN SAMPLE CONTAINED 2.36% CU, 0.001% EQUIV U, 0.002% NI, 0.017% CO
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Conichalcite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CU MINERALS LISTED ARE THOSE OBSERVED BY SCOTT IN ENTIRE AREA
Comment (Location): WEST OF STEVENS GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT LIES ON FAULT TRENDING N 30 TO 35 W
Comment (Workings): 10-FT-DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 421-B, P. 116
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