Unnamed Silver Occurrence

The Unnamed Silver Occurrence is a mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,100 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Silver Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: South Tarryall Peak 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
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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, Pikes Peak Batholith

Type: L
Description: Redskin Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ELLIS' ANALYSIS OF PANNED CONCENTRATE FROM GOOSE CREEK CONTAINED 0 .4 OZ/TON AG AND 0.002% MO. PANNED CONCENTRATE FROM HANKINS GULCH CONT AINED 1.8 OZ/TON AG AND 0.05% SN.

Materials

Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Molybdenite

Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG GOOSE CREEK AND HANKINS GULCH JUST ABOVE THEIR CONFLUENCE. E LEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR APPROX SITE OF SAMPLE ON HANKINS GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

References

Reference (Deposit): ELLIS, C.E., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LOST CREEK WILDERNE SS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM MLA 61-83.

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1X2 QUA DRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163.

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