Pedro No. 1 and No. 2 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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013105
MRDS ID D009207
Record type Site
Current site name Pedro No. 1 and No. 2 Prospect
Alternate or previous names Pedro Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.52947, 39.03389 (WGS84)
Elevation 2896
Relative position 10.1 MILES N 23 W FROM 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

Glentivar(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 012S 073W 02 SE OF SW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF WILKERSON PASS ON U.S. HWY 24; IN BADGER MOUNTAIN BELT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHEELITE OCCURS AS CRYSTALS, GRAINS, FLAKES, COATINGS

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite, Possibly Related To Boulder Creek Granitoid
    Rock description Pegmatite, Possibly Related To 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 Idaho Springs Gneiss; Biotite Gneiss
    Rock description Idaho Springs Gneiss; Biotite Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.52947, 39.03389

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range, Tarryall Mountain, Puma Hills
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lake George Ring Dike Complex; Nw-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID, TABULAR, PODS
    Strike NE
    Dip NEARLY VERTICAL
    Length 73.15M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wall Rock Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIME-SILICATE BEDS FOLLOW SCHISTOSITY OF ROCK

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 W. H. Childress, Et Al.
    First year 1956

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 DISCOVERY HOLES

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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Authoritative Colorado resources

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