Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a zinc, silver, lead, and bismuth mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,251 feet.

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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: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Larimer

Elevation: 8,251 Feet (2,515 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Bismuth

Lat, Long: 40.65139, -105.80944

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Bismuth
Secondary: REE
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Spencer Heights-Poudre Falls Area


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, Sherman Batholith, Rawah Batholith

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults And Shear Zones


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.014% Y
Analytical Data: 0.057% BI
Analytical Data: TRACE PB, ZN, AU
Analytical Data: USGS/USBM SAMPLES FROM SHEAR ZONE CONTAINED TRACE TO 0.1 OZ/TON AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): EAST OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER 1148 FT NORTH OF POUDRE FALLS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Deposit): FAULT OR SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 55 E, DIPS NEARLY VERTICAL.

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT DRIVEN N 60 E FOR UNDETERMINED DISTANCE


References

Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 26-27, 30


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