Rose Dawn Mine

The Rose Dawn Mine is a feldspar, mica, and beryllium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,816 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: Rose Dawn Mine
Secondary: North Mine

Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Primary: Beryllium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Micanite District

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: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault Zone And Related Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermnal Alteration

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Beryl

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR MACK GULCH

References

Reference (Deposit): MINOBRAS 1974

Reference (Deposit): HANLEY HEINRICH AND PAGE 1950 PEGMATITES IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH 1942-1944; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227 P. 45-48

Reference (Deposit): WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.

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