Unnamed Prospects

The Unnamed Prospects is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,902 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.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospects
Secondary: See Last Page

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin
District: Aspen (Roaring Fork) 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
Operation Type: Unknown
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 Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift

Type: L
Description: Silver Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH OF HUNTER CREEK ALONG LENADO GULCH AND VAN HORN PARK. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SEC. 33. ELEV AND LAT-LONG FROM BRYANT (1972) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Deposit): (SEE LAST PAGE)

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS, SHAFTS, AND TUNNELS

References

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 7482, 6545, 6624, 4533, 7727, 4619, 6167, 5847, 4644, 5813, 5800, 5801, 5789, 5896, 6400, 4731, 6021, 6023, 5836, 8110, 6007, 5960, 5808, 7576, 5172, 5886, 5206, 6024, 11812, 9283, 6657, 4658, 4871, 5466, 4389, 4514, 5208, 4126, 5895, 4580, 5226, 4034, 5851, 6163, 7451, 4178, 4112, 12789

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 126-132

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-D

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