Nix Group Prospect

Occurrence in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013104
MRDS ID D009206
Record type Site
Current site name Nix Group Prospect
Alternate or previous names Jack Rabbit Claim, Spike Buck Claim, Bozo Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.49225, 39.12361 (WGS84)
Elevation 2576
Relative position 12.4 MILES N 35 W OF TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tarryall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 011S 072W 06 W2 OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • WEST SIDE OF TARRYALL TOWNSITE, ONE-HALF MILE BY ROAD FROM STATE HWY 77 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHEELITE OCCURS AS CRYSTALS, GRAINS, FLAKES, COATINGS, DISSEMINATED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite, Possibly Boulder Creek Granitoid
    Rock description Pegmatite, Possibly Boulder Creek Granitoid
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Amphibolite And Calc-Silicate Gneiss
    Rock description Amphibolite And Calc-Silicate Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.49225, 39.12361

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range, Tarryall Mountains, Puma Hills
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lake George Ring Dike Complex, Nw- And Nnw-Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID, TABULAR, PODS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wall Rock Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIME SILICATE BEDS FOLLOW SCHISTOSITY; DEPOSITS OCCUR NORTHEAST OF, BUT ALONG STRIKE OF BADGER MOUNTAIN BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tarryall Springs District (Puma City)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ben Nix
    First year 1956

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 68.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 DISCOVERY HOLES AND ONE TRENCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1982 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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