| Deposit ID | 10013184 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009332 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sand Creek Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.27557, 38.69167 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2374 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 6.4 MILES S 33 W OF CRIPPLE CREEK, Location Given For Center Of Designated Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 016S | 071W | 01 | E2 OF E2 OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source | ||||||||
| Rock description | Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -105.27557, 38.69167 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Paleo Channels Along Four Mile Creek And Its Adjacent Fault |
| General form | TABULAR, PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | High Park Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.20% U308 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009332 |
WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.
NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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