Crescent Mine

The Crescent Mine is a tungsten, copper, and zinc mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,101 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: Crescent Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey (Freshwater) District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Alfred Dell, Guffey, Co. And F.M. Woods Investment Co.
Home Office: Colorado Springs, Co
Years: 1919 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
Discovery Year: 1919
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: Southern Front Range, Northern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volca Nic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center

Type: L
Description: Currant Creek Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Migmatitization

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 15% ZN

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): MOS2 ONLY AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT IN VEINLETS, FRACTURES; AU, AG IN GAL ENA

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Location): ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH WEST OF GUFFEY, ALONG CURRANT CREEK; LOCATIONS ABOVE GIVEN FOR CENTER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

References

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DE POSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.

Reference (Deposit): BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISO N, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 19-26

Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500

Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO, WITH GENERA L NOTES ON THE MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY: CGS BULLETIN 14, P. 76-77 5)

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25.

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