Meyers Ranch

The Meyers Ranch is a feldspar, mica, beryllium, and niobium (columbium) mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 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: Meyers Ranch

Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Secondary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1908
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: OVOID LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center

Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault Zone, Other Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: COLUMBITE SAMPLE ANALYZED 48.28% CB205, 26.53% TA205, 2.64% T102, 0.19% SN02

Materials

Ore: Columbite
Ore: Bismutite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Schorlite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Plagioclase
Unknown: Muscovite

Comments

Comment (Location): ONE-FOURTH MILE WEST OF STATE HWY 9, ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DURING 1930'S INCLUDED 200 TONS FELDSPAR, 150 TONS SCRAP MICA, 25 TONS BERYL, AND 1 TON COLUMBITE-TANTALITE

Comment (Deposit): WALL ZONE OF MEDIUM-GRAINED QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-PLAGIOCLASE- MUSCOVITE-GARNET; CORE ZONE OF MASSIVE WHITE QUARTZ, MICROCLINE; ORE MINERALS BETWEEN ZONES.

References

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W. AND BEVER, J.E., 1957, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUFFEY AREA, PARK AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUARTERLY, V.52, NO. 4, P. 23-35.

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): 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.

Reference (Deposit): HANLEY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROF. PAPER 227, P. 105-107

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