| Deposit ID | 10087741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008914 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atomic Mountain Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.31279, 38.19807 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2664 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | georef maps Christman et al; 5.1 MILES N 14 E FROM QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 021S | 071W | 27 | SE OF NE OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | .17 TO .38% EQUIV. U |
|---|---|
| Result | .001% U, .95 TO 2.12% EQUIV. TH02, .82 TO 1.98% TH02 |
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Gabbro Dike | ||||||||
| Rock description | Gabbro Dike | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.31279, 38.19807 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Shear Zones |
| General form | IRREGULAR, PIPELIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 W (SHEAR ZONE); N 40 E (GNEISS) |
| Dip | VERTICAL (VEIN); N 80 W (GNEISS) |
| Length | 365.76M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area; Mckinley Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. Sparling And L. Knobbe |
| First year | 1953 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008914 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0802700018 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0802700132 | data consolidated into this record |
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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