Unnamed Prospects

The Unnamed Prospects is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,160 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 Prospects
Secondary: Carrie
Secondary: Hawkins
Secondary: Cable
Secondary: Dubois
Secondary: Desmet
Secondary: Marquett
Secondary: Long
Secondary: Worth
Secondary: Little Johnny
Secondary: Clara

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Bonanza (Kerber Creek) 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Bonanza Caldera, Small Unnamed Normal Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG ALDER CR. 1.1 MILES WSW OF ALDER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEY 4585

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MF-761

Reference (Deposit): MAYHEW, J.D., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE BONANZA VOLCANIC FIELD, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-1226

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