| Deposit ID | 10012572 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008257 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pennie Poker |
| Alternate or previous names | Penny Poker |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.36168, 38.24445 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2408 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 8.0 MILES N 10 W OF QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 0215 | 071W | 07;05,08,09,15 | NE (07) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | .064 TO .084% EQUIV. U, .001% U, .35 TO .46% EQUIV. TH02, .26% TH02, .09% RAE |
|---|
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Gneiss Or Alaskitic Granite Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Gneiss Or Alaskitic Granite Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Ore Body (1) | -105.36168, 38.24445 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Fault; Nw-Trending Fault/Vein With 8-12 Inch Gouge On Footwall |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | 80 N |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 1.07M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area; Mckinley Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ernest Sparling |
| Home office | Rosita, Co. |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.005HA |
| Length | 62.48M |
| Overall depth | 7.62M |
| Overall length | 62.48M |
| Overall width | 0.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008257 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270035 | data consolidated into this record |
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C., AND SINGEWALD, Q.O., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 522, 524
BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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