| Deposit ID | 10014227 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010902 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Eagle Mine |
| Related records | 10142230 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.05982, 37.78668 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2865 |
| Relative position | 6.65 MILES N 13 W FROM RICO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dolores Peak(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 | 041N | 011W | 26,27,36 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Microgabbro | ||||||||
| Rock description | Microgabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -108.05982, 37.78668 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, San Juan Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rico Dome, Dunton Syncline, Unnamed Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dunton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Year | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | -1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.18 % U308, 2.36 % V205 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010902 |
BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.
NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 129
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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