School Section Prospect

The School Section Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: School Section Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey 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

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Colorado
Home Office: Colorado
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: LENSOID, TABULAR, POD-LIKE

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center, Front Range

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

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DEEPEST CUT ASSAYED 0.84% W03 FOR 16 FT

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Vesuvianite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF STATE HWY 9 BY ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Commodity): SCHEELITE OCCURS AS CRYSTALS, GRAINS, FLAKES, COATINGS

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS; 5 SURFACE CUTS, THE LARGEST BEING 25 FT. LONG AND 12 FT DEEP

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED ZONE BETWEEN 2 NORTHERLY STRIKING PEGMATITE DIKES

Comment (Deposit): 80 ACRES LEASED FROM STATE OF COLORADO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC

References

Reference (Deposit): BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 19-26.

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): 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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