The Olhio Prospect is a ree mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,651 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: 7,651 Feet (2,332 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 38.58833, -105.42944
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Olhio Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Olhio Prospect
Commodity
Primary: REE
Secondary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Sand Gulch 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Pegmatites
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northern Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Sand Gulch Fault, Currant Creek Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): HAYNES, VANCE, 1960, THE RARE EARTHS IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO FIRST SEQUEL, STATE OF COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCE BOARD, P. 374
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