Mine detail: Indian Springs Gulch Prospect

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Location: Fremont County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.49723, -105.68836
dep_id: 10013370
mrds_id: D009626
Commodity type: metallic
Minor mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Underground
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Silver, Copper
gangue: Hematite
work_type: Underground
alteration: Altered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
ore_ctrl: Faults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Reporter: Collins, Donna B., Keller, John W.
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_unit: Granodiorite
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Northern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Cotopaxi Fault, Related N-Trending Faults
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
References:
  • Deposit:: COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, P. 66-67
  • Deposit:: TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1; 62,500.
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