Unnamed Gold Occurrence

The Unnamed Gold Occurrence is a gold mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,001 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: Unnamed Gold Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Walsenburg Area

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Apishapa Uplift

Type: L
Description: Apishapa Uplift

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Permian

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): 1200 FT SW OF GOLD MINE RESERVOIR ON UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF RATTLESNAKE CANYON, 0.75 MILE ON COUNTY ROAD NORTH OF SR 10. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976) (1976)

Comment (Commodity): BASED ON NAME ASSOCIATION WITH GOLD MINE RESERVOIR

Comment (Geology): NO DIKE IS SHOWN ON REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP, BUT SITE LIES ON ALIGNMENT WITH DIKE AT "THE HOGBACK" AND THOSE NEAR WALSENBURG.

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE SPANISH PEAKS REGION, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 594-G.

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