| Deposit ID | 10094480 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | G.W. and Antrim Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Antrim Claims, G.W. Lode Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.32279, 38.15195 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Relative position | 1.9 MILES N19E OF 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)
Arkansas Headwaters(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 | 0225 | 071W | 09,10 | SE OF NE (09) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Columbite | Trace |
| Result | .023 TO .112% EQUIV. U308, .005 TO .012% U308, .11 TO .49% TH02 |
|---|---|
| Result | TO 4.79% EQUIV. TH02 |
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Model code | 82 |
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Intrusive Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Intrusive Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.32279, 38.15195 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Stock On East-West Valley Which Is Possibly A Shear Zone; A Dike Crosses The Valley, Trending Nw; The Stock Is Probably At The Junction Of Two Faults; The Stock Is 1100 Ft X 400 Ft, Elongated To The Northeast; The Rhyolite Porphyry Dike Lies At The Southeast End Of The Stock, Striking Se, With A Length Of 1600 Ft And Width Of 7 Ft |
| General form | fissure vein |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W (VEIN) |
| Dip | NEARLY VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Schweigert |
| Home office | 780 Magnolia St, Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008251 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270044 | data consolidated into this record |
| Defense Mineral Exploration Agency | DMEA | DMEA | 3078 |
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. 528
BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24, 000
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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