Phantom Lode

The Phantom Lode is a feldspar and mica mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,999 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: Phantom Lode
Secondary: Phantom Canyon Feldspar Mine
Secondary: Phantom Canyon Beryl Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Tantalum

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Phantom Canyon Area

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1938
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Pegmatites

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Southern Front Range

Type: L
Description: Ne-And Nw-Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Mesoproterozoic
Age Old: Mesoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Mica
Ore: Feldspar
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Workings): TRENCH, 2 OPEN CUTS; OPEN CUT 50X50X30 FT DEEP;

Comment (Location): REACHED BY TRAIL (ABOUT 2 MILES LONG) THAT LEAVES COLORADO HWY 67 TWO MILES SOUTH OF ADELAIDE, HEADS NORTH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): UNZONED

References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G. R., TAYLOR, R. B., EPIS, R. C. AND WOBUS, R. A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10X20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H. C., HARRER, C. M., SALSBURY, M. H., KONSELMAN, A. S., SHANNON, S. S., JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, P. 26

Reference (Deposit): HANLEY, J. B., HEINRICH, E. W., PAGE, L. R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 41.

Reference (Production): HANLEY, J. B., 1950, P. 41.

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