Unnamed Prospects

The Unnamed Prospects is a copper and gold mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,059 feet.

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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: Unnamed Prospects  

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 10,059 Feet (3,066 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.91333, -105.61750

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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone 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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Independence Mine "A" And "B" Branch Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE VEINS LIE IN SHEAR ZONES, FRACTURES, SMALL REMNANT FAULTS SUBPARALLEL TO INDEPENDENCE MINE A" AND "B" BRANCH FAULTS"

Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN CEDAR AND DEADMAN CREEKS IN UNSURVEYED SECTION ON LAND GRANT. PROSPECTS EXTEND OVER 800-FT ELEVATION INTERVAL. HIGHEST PROSPECT PLOTTED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SURFACE PROSPECTS AND ONE TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN LENGTH DRIVEN NE


References

Reference (Deposit): CLEMENT, J.F., 1952, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN BACA GRANT AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-764


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