| Deposit ID | 10013954 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010528 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Apex Copper Company Mine, Patented Claims: Apex, Kanesko, Unpatent Ed Claims: Rosella, Little May, Apex No. 2, Apex No. 7 |
| Related records | 10305716 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.39475, 39.04167 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2512 |
| Relative position | 4.7 MILES N 25 W OF LAKE GEORGE (TOWN) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 012S | 072W | 01 | CENTER | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Topaz | Gangue |
| Result | MASSES OF GALENA MAY CONTAIN 0.3-0.7% AG, 0.3-1.5% B1, 0.007-0.7% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.39475, 39.04167 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats, Tappan M Ountain Stock |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Badger Flats Fault, Minor Faults, Round Mountain Syncline |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Year of last production | 1921 |
| District name | Lake George (Badger Flats) Beryllium Area (Mountain Dale District) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. O'Driscoll And Associates |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1919 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010528 |
MEEVES, H.C., 1966, NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, AND FOUR ADJACENT STATES: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6828, P. 25-34.
SIEMS, P.L., 1963, BERLLIUM: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES MINERAL INDU STRIES BULLETIN, V. 6, NO. 3, 15P.
WORCESTER, P.G. 1919, MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF COLORADO: CGS BULLETI N 14, P. 73-74.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 FISSURE VEINS ON 250-FT LEVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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