Dell Prospect

The Dell Prospect is a manganese mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 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: Dell Prospect
Secondary: C. B. Dell Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eightmile Park Area

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Canon City Embayment, Southern Front Range

Type: L
Description: Ne- And Nw-Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite

Comments

Comment (Workings): SMALL TRENCH

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BEDS N-S 35 E

References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64 F5) CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1968, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO; A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, 88TH CONGRESS: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 98-102. F5) CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1968, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF COLORADO; A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, 88TH CONGRESS: US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 98-102.

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE

Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

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