The Guffey District, Southeast is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado.
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Guffey District, Southeast MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Guffey District, Southeast
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: REE
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Thorium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: GUFFEY DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LODE, QUARTZ VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: COLORADO FRONT RANGE, THIRTYONE MILE MOUNTAIN VOLCANIC CENTER, ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN VOLCANIC CENTER, GUFFEY VOLCANIC CENTER
Type: L
Description: CURRANT CREEK FAULT ZONE AND RELATED NW-TRENDING FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: GENERALLY HIGHLY ALTERED
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223 P. 289.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MR-36, 1963
Reference (Deposit): BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 7-10.00
Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500 00
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