Huckleberry Mine

The Huckleberry Mine is a beryllium mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,301 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: Huckleberry Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Larimer

Elevation: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)

Commodity: Beryllium

Lat, Long: 40.55056, -105.48778

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Huckleberry Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Huckleberry Mine


Commodity

Primary: Beryllium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Crystal Mountain (Storm Mountain) Pegmatite District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Occurrence
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: Front Range Uplift

Type: L
Description: Thompson Canyon Fault Mt Olympus Batholith, Ne-Trending Folds


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG UPPER REACHES OF BUCKHORN CREEK AND NEAR OLD BALLARD ROAD, ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON QUARTER CORNER, 3.05 MILES W NW OF CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Deposit): PEGMATITE TRENDS N 75 W, VERTICAL

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): THURSTON, W.R., 1955, PEGMATITES OF THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1011, 185 P., 13 PLS.

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 30.


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