Unnamed Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013863
MRDS ID D010393
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.81005, 40.65137 (WGS84)
Elevation 2515
Relative position 24.5 MILES N 40 W FROM ESTES PARK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Larimer(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boston Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Collins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt 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 Larimer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 008N 075W 21 N2 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER 1148 FT NORTH OF POUDRE FALLS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary
REE Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Analytical data

Result USGS/USBM SAMPLES FROM SHEAR ZONE CONTAINED TRACE TO 0.1 OZ/TON AG
Result TRACE PB, ZN, AU
Result 0.057% BI
Result 0.014% Y

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Granitic Gneiss;Quartzofeldspathic Mica Schist And Gneiss And Hornblende Gneiss, Undivided
    Rock description Granitic Gneiss;Quartzofeldspathic Mica Schist And Gneiss And Hornblende Gneiss, Undivided
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.81005, 40.65137

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Rawah Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Trending Faults And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spencer Heights-Poudre Falls Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT DRIVEN N 60 E FOR UNDETERMINED DISTANCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 26-27, 30

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULT OR SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 55 E, DIPS NEARLY VERTICAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. 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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