Penley No. 1 Lease

Unknown in Douglas county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118637
MRDS ID D010365
MAS/MILS ID 0080350007
Record type Site
Current site name Penley No. 1 Lease
Related records 10013840

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.02617, 39.3967 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kassler(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 007 S 068 W 32 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.02617, 39.3967

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Divide Uranium Corp.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1742, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: 60XBG RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN ALTERED GRANITE AND IN SHEAR ZONE AT TACT BETWEEN PRE-CAMBRIAN GRANITE AND FOUNTAIN SANDSTONE. MINERALIZATION- IRON OXIDES AND A YELLOW MINERAL, PROBABLY C TITE GROUP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.