Sunrise Claims I, II and III

Past Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Thorium, Uranium
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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012912
MRDS ID D008925
MAS/MILS ID 0080430050
Record type Site
Current site name Sunrise Claims I, II and III
Alternate or previous names Sunrise Claims 1, 2 and 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.32557, 38.30084 (WGS84)
Elevation 2414
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 11.3 MILES S28W FROM CANON CITY. Location is vague. Supposedly in 20S, 71W, sec. 21 or sec. 20, but no map shows this site. Deleted record put the location at 38-17-22, -105-20-56.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Curley Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 020S 071W 21 NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED SECTION 2 MILES NE OF TUTTLE RANCH; NEAR HEAD WATERS OF HELLGATE GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
  • Location is vague. Supposedly in 20S, 71W, sec. 21 or sec. 20, but no map shows this site. Deleted record put the location at 38-17-22, -105-20-56.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Thorium Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Thorite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Locally

Analytical data

Result MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVIT: .24% EQUIV. U, .027% U, 1.19% EQUIV. TH02

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 24
USGS model code 10
Deposit model name Carbonatite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Gabbro
    Rock description Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
    Rock description Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.32557, 38.30084

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wet Mountains
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
    Strike N33W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 7.92M
    Length 792.48M
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the ore body information

  • From deleted/duplicate record 10288268 (formerly MAS 0080430050):
    Length 805m, Width 0.9 m, thickness 30m.
    Type of Orebody #1 : FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 : IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 : LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin : HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control : FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control : IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. : SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 : SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip : N33W:
    Date of Last Modification : 780213

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Veins, Nw-Trending; At Least Two Parallel Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1951
Year of last production 1951

Mining district

District name Wet Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George Stultz
    Year 1975
    First year 1953

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MINED PRIMARILY FOR BARITE, WITH SOME LEAD PRODUCED

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY PROSPECT PITS AND ADITS ALONG VEIN OF SUNRISE CLAIMS I AND II. TWO PITS ON SUNRISE CLAIM III; ONE PIT AT LEAST 30 FT LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1819, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: MAXIMU SUNRISE #1, 3 X BG.; SUNRISE #2, 6 X BG.; SUNRISE #3, 2 X BG RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN A TERTIARY VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANI AREA IS COVERED ON THE 15 MINUTE USGS MAP, ROYAL GORGE. (from deleted record 10288268 = MAS 0080430050)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-82 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey Merged and deleted duplicate record 10288268 (=MAS 0080430050).
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines Record 10288268 (=MAS 0080430050)
Editor 22-APR-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Merged and deleted duplicate record 10288268 (=MAS 0080430050).

Beyond USGS

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