Townsend Ranch Prospect

The Townsend Ranch Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,399 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

Name: Townsend Ranch Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 38.71556, -105.51583

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Townsend Ranch Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Townsend Ranch Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mining Ventures, Inc.
Years: 1955 -


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: Thirtyone Mile Mountain Volcanic Center,Front Range, Guffey Volcanic Center

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


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Chlorite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1982 EDITION

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

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS, TRENCHES

Comment (Development): OPERATOR HAD OPTIONS ON MINERAL RIGHTS


References

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 BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.

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.


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