Black Prince Mine

The Black Prince Mine is a beryllium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,839 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: Black Prince Mine

Commodity

Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Lake George (Badger Flats) Beryllium Area (Mountain Dale 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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

Form: CUPOLAS, PODS, IRREGULAR LENSES

Form: CUPOLAS, PODS, IRREGULAR LENSES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats

Type: L
Description: Badger Flats Fault, Minor Faults, Round Mountain Syncline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Greisenization

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MASSES OF GALENA CONTAIN 0.3-0.7% AG, 0.3-1.5% BI, 0.007-0.7% CU
Analytical Data: SAMPLE TAKEN 1959-1968 SHOWED 150 PPM AG, 30 PPM BE, 15000 PPM CU, 15000 PPM PB, 150 PPM SN, 1500 PPM W, 300 PPM ZN

Materials

Ore: Beryl
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Euclase
Ore: Bertrandite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Topaz

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT (RECOLLARED IN 1961), CAVED SHAFT, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): THE REDSKIN STOCK IS ZONED, WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OCCURRING IN THE GRANITE-APLITE OR PORPHYRITIC GRANITE FACIES OF THE GREISENIZED REDSKIN GRANITE. EVEN THOSE DEPOSITS NOT ACTUALLY IN THE REDSKIN GRANITE ARE SPATIALLY AND GENETICALLY RELATED TO IT.

Comment (Commodity): NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS; BERYL OCCURS AS HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS AND MASSIVE POIKILOBLASTIC GRAINS.

Comment (Location): REDSKIN GULCH AREA, ABOUT 1700 FT NNE OF REDSKIN MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Production): NO BE ORE PRODUCED (AS OF 1969), BUT "SOME SULFIDE ORE WAS MINED AND SHIPPED IN ABOUT 1930" (HAWLEY, C.C., 1969)

References

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEORGE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H.C., 1966, NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND FOUR ADJACENT STATES: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6828, P. 25-34.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND GRIFFITTS, W.R., 1968, DISTRIBUTION OF BERYLLIUM, TIN, AND TUNGSTEN IN THE LAKE GEORGE AREA, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 597, 18 P.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P. & &

Reference (Deposit): SIEMS, P.L., 1963, BERYLLIUM: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN, V. 6, NO. 3, 15 P.

Reference (Deposit): WORCESTER, P.G., 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO: CGS BULLETIN 14, P. 73-74.

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