| Deposit ID | 10013510 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009855 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dade Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Mile High, Miners Dream |
| Related records | 10117936 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.39537, 39.85109 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3048 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 21 MILES N 11 W FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blair Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glenwood Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper White(hydrologic unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
White River National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Flat Tops Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 002S | 089W | 29 | E2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE RS-1 FROM UPPER 6-IN. MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED L.T. 0.005 OZ/TON AU, 1.94 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU, 24.5% PB, 0.10% ZN. SAMPLE RS-2 FROM LOWER 6-IN. MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED L.T. 0.005 OZ/TON AU, 0.28 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU, 5.95% PB, 0.05% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Basalt Flows And Intrusives | ||||
| Rock description | Basalt Flows And Intrusives | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Leadville Limestone |
| Rock description | Leadville Limestone |
| (1) | -107.39537, 39.85109 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | White River Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | White River Uplift, Unnamed Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.74M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | John Dade And Earl Cook |
| District name | Flat Tops Primitive Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Dade And Earl Cook |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009855 |
MALLORY, W.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLAT TOPS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1230-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL POCKETS WORKED ON BOTH SIDES OF ADIT WALLS. DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE ARTIFICIAL ENLARGEMENT OF SOLUTION CAVITY IN 2-FT-THICK CALCITE BED NEAR BASE OF LEADVILLE LIMESTONE. INTERCONNECTED VUGS FOUND IN TWO PARALLEL 6-IN.-WIDE ZONES ABOUT 2 FT APART. MERGING ABOUT 33 FT FROM PORTAL AND DISAPPEARING AT END OF ADIT. OXIDATION OF SULFIDES EVIDENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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