| Deposit ID | 10101879 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fall Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Fall Creek Group, Patented Claims: Fall Creek, MS 19937a, Fall Creek No. 1, MS 19937a, Fall Creek No. 2, MS 19937a, Fall Creek No. 3, MS 19937a, Fall Creek No. 4, MS 19937a, Fall Creek No. 5, MS 19937a, Fall Creek Mill Site, MS 19937b, Fall Creek No. 6, MS 20140, Fall Creek No. 7, MS 20140, Fall Creek No. 8, MS 20140, Fall Creek No. 9, MS 20140, Fall Creek No. 10, MS 20140 |
| Related records | 10192371 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.01121, 37.98917 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2505 |
| Relative position | 11.2 MILES N 73 W FROM TELLURIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Little Cone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Miguel(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N;043N | 010W;011W | 18,19;13 | W2 (18); NW OF NW (19); E2 OF E2 (13) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Result | COLEMAN AND DELEVAUX'S (1957) PYRITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.41% SE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Entrada Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Entrada Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.01121, 37.98917 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Placerville Anticline, Unnamed Faults |
| General form | CIRCULAR, ELONGATE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Lower San Miguel District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Foote Minerals |
| Home office | Shiprock, N.M. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010932 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130093 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130529 |
FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1947, VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.
BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 19937A&B, 20140
COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.; FISHCER AND OTHERS, 1947, P. 131; NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 416
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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