Unnamed Copper Prospect

The Unnamed Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Douglas county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,499 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 Copper Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.4225, -105.10639

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Unnamed Copper Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Copper Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt


Location

State: Colorado
County: Douglas
District: Kassler Area


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: Vein
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, Pikes Peak Batholith

Type: L
Description: Bear Creek Fault, Unnamed Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LIME-SILICATE GNEISS SAMPLE CONTAINED 2.54% CU, 0.001% EQUIV U, 0.004% NI, 0.03% CO.
Analytical Data: BIOTITE-QUARTZ GNEISS SAMPLE CONTAINED 5.03% CU, 0.002% EQUIV U, 0.01% NI, 0.09% CO
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES ANALYZED BY USGS: LIMONITE GOSSAN SAMPLE CONTAINED 2.36% CU, 0.001% EQUIV U, 0.002% NI, 0.017% CO


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Conichalcite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Commodity): CU MINERALS LISTED ARE THOSE OBSERVED BY SCOTT IN ENTIRE AREA

Comment (Location): WEST OF STEVENS GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT LIES ON FAULT TRENDING N 30 TO 35 W

Comment (Workings): 10-FT-DEEP SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 421-B, P. 116


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