Nix Group Prospect

The Nix Group Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,451 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: Nix Group Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,451 Feet (2,576 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 39.12361, -105.49167

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Nix Group Prospect

Nix Group Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nix Group Prospect
Secondary: Jack Rabbit Claim
Secondary: Spike Buck Claim
Secondary: Bozo Claim


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Tarryall Springs District (Puma City)


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: Ben Nix
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, PODS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range, Tarryall Mountains, Puma Hills

Type: L
Description: Lake George Ring Dike Complex, Nw- And Nnw-Trending Faults


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

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF TARRYALL TOWNSITE, ONE-HALF MILE BY ROAD FROM STATE HWY 77 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): 3 DISCOVERY HOLES AND ONE TRENCH

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

Comment (Geology): LIME SILICATE BEDS FOLLOW SCHISTOSITY; DEPOSITS OCCUR NORTHEAST OF, BUT ALONG STRIKE OF BADGER MOUNTAIN BELT


References

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000.

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): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

Check out this collection of Colorado's best historic mining photos: Incredible Photos of Colorado Mining Scenes.