The Unknown Pits is a copper mine located in Jackson county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,721 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: 9,721 Feet (2,963 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.9731, -106.19030
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Unknown Pits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Pits
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jackson
District: Northgate
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS. TARGET WAS COPPER-BEARING PEGMATITES IN GNEISS.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:7.5 QUAD MAP;AMS MAP;BLM SUR. MNGT. QUAD
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL APPRAISAL OF ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO: USBM
Reference (Deposit): OPENFILE REPORT MLA ?-93, SAMPLES 324-326.
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