| Deposit ID | 10118945 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010887 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081110091 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Park Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Suprise Claims |
| Related records | 10107995 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.66484, 37.72471 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2745 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snowdon Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 040 N | 007 W | 20 | SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -107.66484, 37.72471 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 7.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081110091 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010887 | MAS references MRDS |
US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 2-92
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION SOURCE: DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 6060. DATE OF RE 1959. THIS IS THE SECOND APPLICATION FOR AID , THE FIRST HAV BEEN APPROVED. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THE CLAIMS WERE OWN AMERICAN SOVEREIGN MINES, LTD., OF COLO., AND WERE OPERATED GADDIS MINING CO., OF COLO. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THE CL HAD PRODUCED 20 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING .66% U308 AND 2 TONS A G 4.00% U308. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT ARE GEOLOGIC, CLAI DRILL MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED FURTHER ASSISTANCE FOR EXPLORATION SHOULD BE DENIED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-MAY-1992 | Martin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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