Big Buck Mine

The Big Buck Mine is a manganese mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,001 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: Big Buck Mine

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Snowmass 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

Owner Name: Guy B. Hilton
Home Office: Lubbock, Tx.
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: Tanner And Prisley
Home Office: Basalt, Co.
Years: 1958 -

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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough

Type: L
Description: Castle Creek Fault Zone, Roaring Fork Syncline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN BUT GENERALLY GIVEN AS ONE MILE EAST OF SNOWMASS. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF SEC. 26 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLE VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH INFERRED WNW TREND OF BRANCH OF CASTLE CREEK FAULT ZONE

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT

References

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES ANN. OPERATOR AND INSPECTORS REPT.

Reference (Deposit): FREEMAN, V.L., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODY CREEK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND EAGLE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-967

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