Tappan Mtn Prospect Pit

The Tappan Mtn Prospect Pit is a mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,179 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

Name: Tappan Mtn Prospect Pit  

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 8,179 Feet (2,493 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.0769, -105.37420

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Tappan Mtn Prospect Pit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tappan Mtn Prospect Pit


Commodity

Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Lake George 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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT SHOWS MINOR OCCURRENCES OF TIN AND TUNGSTEN MINERAL REFER TO 040: COUNTY ROAD 77 2 MILES WEST OF PROSPECT REFER TO 050: GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING (SOIL, STREAM, AND BEDRO INDICATES TIN AND TUNGSTEN ANOMALIES IN TAPPAN MOUNTAIN AR REFERENCE TO 070: CASSITERITE FOUND IN SMALL DISSEMINATED GR ALTERATION ZONE. SCHEELITE FOUND IN AND AROUND GREISEN ALT ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): LAKE GEORGE (BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK COUNTY, CO

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 608-A, 44 PP.

Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C., ET. AL., 1968, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS


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