| Deposit ID | 10013129 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009241 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Marshall Pass |
| Current site name | Little Indian No. 6 Prospect |
| Related records | 10216107 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.33143, 38.40528 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3018 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.5 MILES N 90 E FROM SARGENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pahlone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 006E | 20 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | CORE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.14% U308 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Harding Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Harding Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Claim (1) | -106.33143, 38.40528 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Chester Fault, Indian Creek Syncline, Indian Creek Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.37M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Homestake Mining Co. |
| District name | Marshall Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009241 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090150 |
WRIGHT, R.J., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1960, URANIUM--MARSHALL PASS DISTRICT, IN DEL RIO, S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO--FIRST SEQUEL: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 357-359.
RANSPOT, H.W., 1958, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN CREEK AREA, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: UNIV. COLORADO M.S. THESIS
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOCTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 391
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LITTLE INDIAN BLOCK OF CLAIMS (1 THRU 43) LIES IN SE SEC. 8, ALL SEC. 9, SW SEC. 10, S2 SEC. 18, ALL SEC. 17, W2 AND NE SEC. 16, N2 SEC. 19, NW SEC. 20, T48N, R6E, AND E2 SEC. 24, T48N, R5E ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION 3 TO 10 TIMES BACKGROUND OCCURS IN A 4 TO 6-FT LIMONITE-STAINED, HIGHLY ORGANIC, QUARTZITE IN THE UPPER THIRD OF THE HARDING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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