| Deposit ID | 10014143 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010791 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Remus Mine |
| Related records | 10214540 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.06676, 37.70057 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3456 |
| Relative position | 2.05 MILES N 75 W FROM RICO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 040N | 011W | 27 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Augite Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Augite Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Augite Monzonite |
| Rock description | Augite Monzonite |
| (1) | -108.06676, 37.70057 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rico Dome, Monzonite Stock |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pioneer (Rico) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010791 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330199 |
RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT. PT. 2, P. 356.
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.
PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.
CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE LOCATED IN MONZONITE STOCK ON NORTH FLANK OF RICO DOME. RANSOME (1901) DESCRIBED DEPOSIT AS IRREGULAR VEIN (TREND UNKNOWN). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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