Dusty Flats prospect

The Dusty Flats prospect is a mine located in Jackson 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: Dusty Flats prospect

State:  Colorado

County:  Jackson

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.39722, -105.97250

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Dusty Flats prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dusty Flats prospect
Secondary: Delta claims


Commodity

Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Colorado
County: Jackson
District: Jack Creek area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, generic


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Proustite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Clay
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Ankerite
Trace: Mercury


Comments

Comment (Location): Indefinite location on Jack Creek T5N-R77W, on mining claims in Routt National Forest.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Anomalous gold, silver, and mercury values in selected mineralized samples. (Unpublished memos dated November 1999 in Sunshine Mining Co. file #97 at Colorado Geological Survey.)

Comment (Geology): Fault zone in Paleocene sedimentary rocks cut by mid-Tertiary stocks and dikes.


References

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.


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