| Deposit ID | 10119048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008270 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081090010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonita Group |
| Related records | 10012584 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.1573, 38.39441 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Ouray(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 048 N | 007 E | 23 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.1573, 38.39441 |
|---|
| Strike | N40W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 25S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 22.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Mount Ouray |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | B And J. Mining Co.. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008270 | MAS references MRDS |
REF: MAS TO MILS FILE OCT 1976
411346
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION SOURCE: DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 4730. DATE OF RE 1959. AN EARLIER REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE HAD BEEN APPROVED IN THE 1959 REPORT IS A FINAL REPORT INTENDED TO REVIEW THE WOR ACCORDING TO THE A.E.C. THE CLAIMS PRODUCED 163 TONS OF ORE ING .145% U308 DURING NOV. 1958. RESULTING FROM DMEA DRILLIN DEPOSIT CONTAINING 13000 TONS AVERAGING .12-.15% U308 WAS ES .THE CLAIMS WERE CONTROLLED AT THE TIME OF THE DMEA REPORT B J URANIUM AND EXPLORATION CO., OF COLO. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA ARE LOCATION, CLAIM, AND GEOLOGIC MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT DID PROPOSE FURTHER EXPLORATION ON THE CLAIMS. MILLS LOCATED IN CITY AND GUNNISON, COLO., ARE EACH ABOUT 75 ROAD MILES FROM CLAIMS. INFORMATION FROM PRR-2367, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: 10XBG AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT: 10 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED TO MONTICE UTAH ASSAYED .19% U308; 20 TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN STOCKPILED; CONSISTED OF 375 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. THE ORE WAS FRO 8 INCH SEAM SEPARATING PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE BELOW FROM TERTIA TRACHYTE PORPHYRY ABOVE THE SEAM. AN EARLIER REPORT STATED- AUTUNITE IS PRESENT IN THE TERTIARY AGE RHYOLITE FOOTWALL OF FAULT. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A SKETCH LOCATION MAP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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