Nutter Prospect

The Nutter Prospect is a manganese mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,799 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

Name: Nutter Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 38.1875, -105.44889

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Nutter Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nutter Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Silver Cliff 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. Nutter
Years: 1974 -


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: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns

Type: L
Description: Strong Foliation Trending N-S; East-West-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 3 MILES N 25 W OF SILVER CLIFF ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)


References

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000


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