Guffey District, West

The Guffey District, West is a tungsten and ree mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Guffey District, West

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: REE

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Antelope Mountain And Guffey Volcanic Centers

Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Euxenite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Copper
Gangue: Bornite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Thulite
Gangue: Zoisite
Gangue: Clinozoisite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite

Comments

Comment (Location): THIS IS A DISTRICT RECORD AND LOCATIONS GIVEN ARE FOR THE GENERAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT ONLY; ADDITIONAL SECTIONS COULD POSSIBLY BE INCLUDED.

Comment (Geology): CALC SILICATE GNEISS AND SKARNS BIOTITE GNEISS; INTRUDED BY PEGMATITES BIOTITE GNEISS; INTRUDED BY PEGMATITES.

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

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.

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.

Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180, 1:62,500.00

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.

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