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Unnamed Prospects

Occurrence in Hinsdale county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094662
MRDS ID D010740
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.46785, 37.5864 (WGS84)
Elevation 3749
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 19.5 MILES S 32 E FROM SILVERTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hinsdale(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emerald Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Weminuche Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Hinsdale

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 038N 005W 16,18 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). CLAIM BLOCK LOCATED IN SEC. 16, BUT STEVEN AND OTHERS (1969) EXAMINED PROSPECT ONE MILE WEST OF NORTH END OF LAKE ON NORTH SIDE OF RIDGE. LOCATION UNCERTAIN BUT APPROXIMATED IN N2 SEC. 18. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1974

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE FROM 1-FT ZONE OF ALTERED SCHIST AND SULFIDE STREAK CONTAINED 0.88 OZ/TON AG, 2.64% PB, 0.22% ZN. SAMPLE FROM OTHER 4 FT OF ALTERED ZONE CONTAINED 0.50 OZ/TON AG, 0.08 % CU, 0.12% ZN. 5-FT ZONE AVERAGES ABOUT 0.6 OZ/TON AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Irving Formation
    Rock description Irving Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.46785, 37.5864
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Unnamed Anticline, Unnamed Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Emerald Lake Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Juan N. F.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE CAVED TUNNEL OF UNKNOWN LENGTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 111-112

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADIT FOLLOWS 5-FT-WIDE ZONE OF SOFT, ALTERED SCHIST TRENDING S 68 E, 67 SW. IN CENTER OF ZONE IS IRREGULAR DIKELIKE ZONE CONTAINING 1-INCH VEINLET OF SULFIDES. DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE DISSEMINATED SULFIDE CHARACTERISTIC OF METAVOLCANICS IN IRVING FM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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