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Independent Claim

Prospect in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper
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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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087412
MRDS ID D006698
Record type Site
Current site name Independent Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.11028, 37.45059 (WGS84)
Elevation 2637
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 7 MILES S58W FROM LA VETA, Within 1/8-Mile Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuchara(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel 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 Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 030S 069W 09 NE OF SE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • LOWER WEST SLOPES OF KRUGER MTN. PROBABLE SITE WITHIN QUARTER-QUARTER DETERMINED FROM AIRPHOTOS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Malachite

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY RANGES 3X BACKGROUND

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Rock description Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.11028, 37.45059
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif
Type of structure Local
Structure description Vega Creek Anticline, La Veta Syncline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH AND SHAFT

Comments on development

  • SOME DRILLING BY VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit YELLOW AND CHARTREUSE-COLORED (URANIUM) MINERALS OCCUR AS THIN COATINGS ON FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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