| Deposit ID | 10087924 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010921 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cougar Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.92624, 38.05917 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES N 57 W FROM SLICK ROCK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horse Range Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(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
OTHFE(Federal land areas administered by OTHFE)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044N | 019W | 23 | SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Gangue |
| Digenite | Gangue |
| Result | COLEMAN AND DELEVAUX (1957) REPORT CHALCOCITE CONTAINED 0.13 TO 4.93% SE (9 SAMPLES), AVERAGING 1.22% SE |
|---|
| 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) | -108.92624, 38.05917 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin Fold And Fault Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Disappointment Syncline, Dolores Anticline, Dolores Zone Of Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Slick Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010921 |
CATER, F.W., JR., 1955, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HORSE RANGE MESA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-64.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | U AND V OCCUR IN TYPICAL COLORADO PLATEAU ROLL-FRONT DEPOSITS WITH SOME U CONCENTRATED IN FOSSILIZED LOGS. ACCESSORY MINERALS CHARACTERIZED BY RARE SELENIDES OF CU, AG, AND PB. CHALCOCITE NODULES CONTAIN INTERGROWN CLAUSTHALITE (PBSE), DIGENITE (CU(2-X)S), AND EUCAIRITE (CUAGSE). CATER (1955) ALSO MENTIONS OCCURRENCE OF CU CARBONATE, DISSEMINATED CU-V AND CU-U MINERALS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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