| Deposit ID | 10101789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009286 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Rue Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | La Rue No. 2, La Rue No. 22 |
| Related records | 10119455 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.78173, 38.30194 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2905 |
| Relative position | 18.4 MILES S 25 E FROM GUNNISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sawtooth Mountain(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 047N | 002E | 29,30 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Result | SELECTED SAMPLE ANALYZED 0.26% U3O8 AND 0.23% EQUIV. U3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Early Intermediate-Composition Flows And Breccias;Sapinero Mesa Tuff | ||||
| Rock description | Early Intermediate-Composition Flows And Breccias;Sapinero Mesa Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Dakota Sandstone;Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Dakota Sandstone;Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -106.78173, 38.30194 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome; Unnamed Faults |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cochetopa (Cochetopa Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. V. Storey |
| Home office | Gunnison, Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009286 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090015 |
OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733
COLO. DIV. MINES INF. REPT. 11/17/54
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT LIES ON N 45 W TRENDING FAULT 1400 FT NW OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH MAJOR EAST-WEST TRENDING FAULT. FAULT DISPLACES RHYOLITE TUFF AGAINST DAKOTA SS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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