| Deposit ID | 10014109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010747 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Schafer Ranch Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Uranium Queen Mine?, Claim: Uranium Queen |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.89286, 37.33334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 3.7 MILES N 13 W FROM DURANGO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Plata(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Durango West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | La Plata |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 035N | 009W | 06 | W2 OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Anatase | Gangue |
| Result | 30-TON CHANNEL(?) SAMPLE CONTAINED 1.52% THO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Canyon Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Burro Canyon Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.89286, 37.33334 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | La Plata Dome, Perrins Peak Syncline, Durango Anticline |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Durango Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. (?) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Uranium Enterprise, Inc. |
| Home office | Durango, Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosco Schaffer |
| Home office | Durango, Co. |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010747 |
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-764.
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, SCHAFER RANCH: AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. ED R-553.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RADIOACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH ASPHALTITE ZONES NEAR TOP OF 10-FT FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE. ASPHALTITE CONTAINS MINUTE CRYSTALS OF THORITE AND ANATASE AND IS UNUSUAL IN THAT RADIOACTIVITY CAUSED BY TH RATHER THAN U. DEPOSIT MAY HAVE BEEN DETRITAL HEAVY-MINERAL CONCENTRATION PREFERENTIALLY ATTACKED BY ASPHALTITE OR OTHER SOLUTIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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