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Poorman

Occurrence in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10018040
MRDS ID DC04737
Record type Site
Current site name Poorman
Related records 10141978, 10263026

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.38999, 40.11398 (WGS84)
Relative position NW 1/4. ON A LOW FLAT RIDGE 1200 FT S 35 W OF JAMESTOWN AT 7200 FT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Boulder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 02N 71W 30 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.38999, 40.11398
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FLUORSPAR VEIN STRIKES N 25 W, DIPS 80 NE, 2-3 FT. WIDE. FINE GR WITH SOME COARSE GR. FLUORITE, CLAY MINERALS, QTZ, CARBONATE MINERALS, GALENA, PYRITE, BIOTITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jamestown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GODDARD, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 1, PG 45, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO. 2, PG 183

  • Deposit

    SIMS & SHERIDAN, 1964, USGS BULL. 1159

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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