The Bear Claims Nos. 1 and 2 1977 is a lead and barium-barite mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,598 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
Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 38.32222, -105.36750
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Bear Claims Nos. 1 and 2 1977 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Claims Nos. 1 and 2 1977
Secondary: Old Cunac Property
Secondary: Wagner-Grape Creek Lode
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: East Pierce Gulch Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Keith Lindsey
Years: 1977 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Model Name: Carbonatite
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Northern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Fault Along Pierce And Bear Gulches; Related Shear Zones Strike N 50-8 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Biotite Gneisses; Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY AT LEAST 6 TIMES BACKGROUND
Analytical Data: PB (0.10-1.6%), CU (0.01-0.13%), ZN (0.01-0.21%) AG (0.1-0.6 02/TON)
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 77-80
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A., AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B. AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 146
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R. A., HEYMAN, A. M., DELLWIG, L. F. AND GOTT, G. B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS, 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, 40 P.
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