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Surprise

Occurrence in San Juan county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009376
MRDS ID D002329
Record type Site
Current site name Surprise
Alternate or previous names Elk Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.70064, 37.73334 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snowdon Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Animas(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 040N 007W 20 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Torbernite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Uranophane Ore

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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.70064, 37.73334
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Park

Land status

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

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey

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