Unnamed Cu Prospect

The Unnamed Cu Prospect is a copper mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,701 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

Name: Unnamed Cu Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.87361, -105.36556

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Unnamed Cu Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Cu Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Ralston Buttes District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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
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: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin

Type: L
Description: Hurricane Hill Fault Zone, Idaho Springs-Ralston Shear Zone, Coal Creek Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.15 AND 0.016% CU


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Location): IN UPPER REACHES OF BEAVER CREEK 2.1 MILES SW OF COAL CREEK STORE. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROX CENTER NW SW SEC. 17. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, J.D., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE ELDORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1221-D, P. 61-63

Reference (Deposit): SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RALSTON BUTTES DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 520 (INCL. GEOLOGIC MAP OF RALSTON BUTTES QUAD)


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