Jesus Lode

Occurrence in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090919
MRDS ID D009463
Record type Site
Current site name Jesus Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.34224, 38.44779 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5.75 MILES N 85 W OF CANON CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Royal Gorge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 018S 071W 28 SW OF S2 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED; IN EARLIER PUBLICATIONS THIS PROPERTY IS LISTED AS BEING IN SECTION 28, T018S, R072W. THE LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS FIT THE LOCATION ABOVE MUCH BETTER. THERE IS SOME QUESTION STILL ABOUT LOCATION STATUS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Torbernite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 0.004 TO 0.037 % EU308
Result 0.008 TO 0.034 % CU308

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Dakota Sandstone
    Rock description Dakota Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.34224, 38.44779

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Colorado Front Range
Type of structure Local
Structure description Webster Park Graben, Gorge Fault; Synclinal, Anticlinal Folds In Graben

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joint Planes, Fractures, Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Webster Park Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.