Holmes Ranch 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013106
MRDS ID D009209
Record type Site
Current site name Holmes Ranch Prospect
Alternate or previous names Homes Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.43336, 39.01278 (WGS84)
Elevation 2621
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 4.75 MILES N 58 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 012S 072W 15 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • 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 Biotite Gneiss
    Rock description Biotite Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.43336, 39.01278

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

Ore body information

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

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wall Rock Control

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIME SILICATE BEDS FOLLOW SCHISTOSITY

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS, TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE ABEL MINERAL LAND DEPOSIT TO THE SOUTHWEST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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