| Deposit ID | 10094555 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009245 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Indian No. 34 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.3056, 38.42444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3353 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES N 77 E FROM SARGENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gunnison(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pahlone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Gunnison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 006E | 09 | SW OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Chaffee;Leadville Limestone |
| Rock description | Chaffee;Leadville Limestone |
| (1) | -106.3056, 38.42444 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Chester Fault, Assay Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Marshall Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| First year | 1955 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009245 |
WRIGHT, R.J., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1960, URANIUM--MARSHALL PASS DISTRICT, IN DEL RIO, S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO--FIRST SEQUEL: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 357-359.
RANSPOT, H.W., 1958, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN CREEK AREA, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: UNIV. COLORADO M.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES AT CONTACT BETWEEN DYER DOLOMITE MEMBER OF THE CHAFFEE FM AND LEADVILLE LIMESTONE. BEDS STRIKE EAST-WEST, DIP 40 DEG SOUTH IN SMALL FAULT BLOCK BOUNDED ON EAST BY NNW-TRENDING CHESTER FAULT AND OON WEST BY NNE-TRENDING BRANCH OF ASSAY FAULT, NATURE OF MINERALIZATION UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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