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M and W Group

Unknown in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10167423
MRDS ID D009099
MAS/MILS ID 0081090018
Record type Site
Current site name M and W Group
Related records 10094530

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.77922, 38.3153 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 047 N 002 E 20 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.77922, 38.3153
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S55E
    Dip 85S
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Strike And Dip S55E:85S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cochetopa District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner M. And W Mining Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAS OCT 1976 FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-2376, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: 5XBG M SHEAR ZONE TRENDS THROUGH EXPOSURES OF PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE G AND THE MORRISON SANDSTONE. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A LOCA MAP. THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, SAWTO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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