| 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 |
| 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. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 020S | 071W | 21 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVIT: .24% EQUIV. U, .027% U, 1.19% EQUIV. TH02 |
|---|
| Model code | 24 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 10 |
| Deposit model name | Carbonatite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gabbro | ||||
| Rock description | Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| Approximate (1) | -105.32557, 38.30084 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Shear Zones |
| General form | IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N33W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 7.92M |
| Length | 792.48M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Stultz |
| Year | 1975 |
| First year | 1953 |
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008925 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080430050 |
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525-526
TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.
MAS FILE 1976 (only ref. cited in deleted/merged record 10288268=0080430050)
| 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) |
| 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). |
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