Big Mica Beryl Prospect

The Big Mica Beryl Prospect is a mica, silver, lead, and gold mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,921 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: Big Mica Beryl Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Mica
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Nickel Laterite

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Mayesville District

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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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, Sherman Batholith

Type: L
Description: Poudre River Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USGS/USBM SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.1 OZ/TON AG, TRACE PB AND AU, 0.021% LA

Materials

Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): IN SADDLE ON DIVIDE BETWEEN MINERAL SPRINGS GULCH AND BENNETT CREEK NORTH OF CROWN POINT ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Comment (Deposit): MICA-FELDSPAR-QUARTZ PEGMATITE TRENDS N 30 E, DIPS VERTICALLY

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS

References

Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 27, 32

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