Mcguire Lode

Prospect in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium, Copper
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094765
MRDS ID DC01664
Record type Site
Current site name Mcguire Lode
Alternate or previous names C.E. Wilson Property, Mcguire prospect, Mcguire

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -105.1375, 37.55169 (WGS84)
Elevation 2481
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position 6.5 MILES N65W FROM LA VETA, 10 m from mine symbol on topo map

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Veta Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 029S 069W 09 NW OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF MIDDLE CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calciovolborthite Ore

Analytical data

Result REPORTED GRADE OF 0.177 % U3O8
Result 0.04 MR/HR BACKGROUND, RANGES TO 10X BACKGROUND

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Rock description Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -105.1375, 37.55169

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif, Culebra Range, Raton Basin Trough
Type of structure Local
Structure description La Veta Syncline, Sangre De Cristo Mtns. Frontal Thrust Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta Pass Area Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE PIT, UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF 80-FT SHAFT SUNK FOR AG-PB-RA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Schwochow, Stephen D. Unknown
Updater 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. 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.