Apex Mine

The Apex Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,241 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

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Site Name

Primary: Apex Mine
Secondary: Apex Copper Company Mine
Secondary: Patented Claims: Apex, Kanesko
Secondary: Unpatent Ed Claims: Rosella, Little May, Apex No. 2, Apex No. 7

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Lake George (Badger Flats) Beryllium Area (Mountain Dale District)

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: J. O'Driscoll And Associates
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co.
Years: 1919 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Year Last Production: 1921
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats, Tappan M Ountain Stock

Type: L
Description: Badger Flats Fault, Minor Faults, Round Mountain Syncline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Greisenization

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MASSES OF GALENA MAY CONTAIN 0.3-0.7% AG, 0.3-1.5% B1, 0.007-0.7% CU

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Topaz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Location): "ABOUT 6 MILES NW OF LAKE GEORGE NEAR OLD TOWN OF HAYMEN"; LOCATIO NS GIVEN ABOVE ARE EXACT, BUT THE SHAFT AT THAT LOCATION MAY NOT BE TH E APEX MINE. THE MINE SHOULD BE IN THE GENERAL VICINITY, HOWEVER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY SOLD CRUDE ORE AND CONCENTRATES AT END OF 1921

Comment (Workings): 250 FT SHAFT, 450 FT OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, SHAFT HAS ONE LEVEL ST ATION AT 250 FT

Comment (Deposit): 3 FISSURE VEINS ON 250-FT LEVEL

References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY O F THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLO RADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P.

Reference (Deposit): SIEMS, P.L., 1963, BERLLIUM: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MINERAL INDU STRIES BULLETIN, V. 6, NO. 3, 15P.

Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, P.G. 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO: CGS BULLETI N 14, P. 73-74.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEOR GE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLO RADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H.C., 1966, NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND FOUR ADJACENT STATES: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6828, P. 25-34.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND GRIFFITTS, W.R., 1968, DISTRIBUTION OF BERYLLIUM, TIN, AND TUNGSTEN IN THE LAKE GEORGE AREA, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 597 , 18 P.

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