Unnamed Gold Occurrence

The Unnamed Gold Occurrence is a mine located in Mineral county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,699 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: Unnamed Gold Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Colorado
County: Mineral
District: Wheeler Geologic 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
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: La Garita Caldera

Type: L
Description: Unnamed Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: OTHER ELEMENTS BY SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. SAMPLE 103 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.10 OZ/TON AG, 2% FE, 1% MG, 2% CA, 0.3% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 3000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 104 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.20 OZ/TON AG, 2% FE, 2% MG, 3% CA, 0.3% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 3000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 500 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 104 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU. 0.03 OZ/TON AG, 0.030% CU, 5% FE, 3% MG, 7% CA, 0.5% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 3000 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 500 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 700 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR.
Analytical Data: THREE 3-FT-LONG CHIP SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM PARTLY WELDED TUFF. AU AND AG DETERMINED BY FIRE ASSAY

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): IN WHEELER GEOLOGIC AREA ABOVE TRIBUTARY TO WEST BELLOWS CREEK. S-T-R PROJECTED INTO UNSURVEYED AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

References

Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LA GARITA WILDERNESS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1420, P. 48, 62-63

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