Dawson Gold Project

The Dawson Gold Project is a zinc, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Fremont county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Dawson Gold Project  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 38.38972, -105.30333

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Dawson Gold Project MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dawson Gold Project
Secondary: Copper King Mine
Secondary: Dawson Mountain-Surprise Group


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Grape Creek/Greenhorn District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Stratabound Precambrian sulfide, Colorado and Wyoming


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: sulfide mineralization


Rocks

Name: Granodiorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): This modern-era (1980s-1990s) exploration project is located 4 - 5 miles southwest of Canon City, and 3-4 miles south of Royal Gorge. The area of mining claims stretches east-west for several miles. The eastern part is on the northeastern slopes of Dawson Mountain. The western part is near Grape Creek. The project area encompasses the Copper King Mine, the Dawson Mountain-Surprise Group, and several other prospects in the Grape Creek area.

Comment (Geology): Variably thick sulfide mineralization hosted by metasedimentary and volcanic rocks. The deposit strikes generally east-west and dips steeply to the south. The mineralized layers display a contorted map pattern due to post-mineralization folding during the metamorphic event which occured in the Early Proterozoic. Private reports on file at the Colorado Geological Survey indicate that gold-copper mineralization dominates in the eastern part of the project area, while zinc and lead dominate in the western area.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): One report estimates 339,000 tons grading 0.3 to 0.4 ounces per ton. Copper and other base metal resources are not formally quantified. Reports indicate that base metal mineralization increases to the west relative to gold. Base metal grades of over 5 percent are reported in some areas. Several private reports on the district are on file at Colorado Geological Survey.

Comment (Commodity): Private exploration reports indicate a minimum of 339,000 tons of mineralized material grading 0.3 to 0.4 ounces per ton gold. Data donated by Sunshine Mining Company to Colorado Geological Survey. Copper and other base metals were not quantified, but samples indicate grades of over 5 percent locally.


References

Reference (Geology): TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A., AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.

Reference (Deposit): Sheridan, D.M., Raymond, W.H., Taylor, R.B., and Hasler, J.W., 1990, Metallogenic map of stratabound exhalative and related occurrences in Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1971, scale 1:1,000,000

Reference (Deposit): Heinrich, E.W., 1981, Precambrian tungsten and copper-zinc skarn deposits of south-central Colorado: Colorado Geological survey Resource Series 21, 115 p.

Reference (Deposit): Vanderwilt, J.W., 1947, Mineral resources of Colorado: State of Colorado Mineral Resources Board, 547 p.

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.


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