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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012927
MRDS ID D008949
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Josie K. Folsom, Volcano, Lagareta, Broken Hill, Black Ridge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.32116, 37.80529 (WGS84)
Elevation 2512
Relative position 8.5 MILES N 11 E OF DEL NORTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saguache(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 041N 006E 16 NW OF NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG UNNAMED GULCH 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF LA GARITA CREEK AND 2.75 MILES SE OF EAGLE ROCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Andesite Of Summer Coon Volcanic Center
    Rock description Andesite Of Summer Coon Volcanic Center
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Andesite Of Summer Coon Volcanic Center
    Rock description Andesite Of Summer Coon Volcanic Center

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.32116, 37.80529
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field
Type of structure Local
Structure description Summer Coon Volcanic Center

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Discoverer Josie K. Folsom-Stewart, Et. Al.

Mining district

District name Summer Coon Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Josie K. Folsom-Stewart, Et. Al.
    First year 1910

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEY 19055

  • Deposit

    LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEL NORTE AREA, EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS I-952

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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