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Ant Claims

Occurrence in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013270
MRDS ID D009480
Record type Site
Current site name Ant Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.26613, 38.5339 (WGS84)
Elevation 1867
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 0.6 MILES N 20 W OF CANON CITY, Within About 0.5 Mile

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rice Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 017S 070W 30,31 SE (30); NE (31) Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE DILLEY RANCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE MAIN DEPOSIT IS A LOG REPLACED BY CARNOTITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result VALUES OF 0.10 % U308 WITH PODS UP TO 0.30 % U308.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ralston Creek Formation
    Rock description Ralston Creek Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.26613, 38.5339
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Colorado Front Range, Canon City Embayment
Type of structure Local
Structure description Chandler Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 1.07M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonaceous Material In Synclinal Structures, Paleovalleys

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Canon City Embayment, Fourmile Creek Area, Shaws Park Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minerals Engineering Co. (Mec0)
    Home office Grand Junction, Co.
    First year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Trites Exploration (Al Trites)
    Home office Denver, Co.
    First year 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 182.88M
    Overall depth 1.07M
    Overall length 182.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • 600 FT RIM CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

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