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Big Red 22

Past Producer in Gunnison 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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215418
MAS/MILS ID 0080510035
Record type Site
Current site name Big Red 22

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.38561, 38.5136 (WGS84)
Elevation 3172

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whitepine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gunnison(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

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 049 N 005 E 10 E2 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Autunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.38561, 38.5136
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N18W
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N18W:30E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name Tomichi

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Exxon Corp., U. S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BIG RED CLAIMS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACTIVELY EXPLORED BY COMPANY U.S.A. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN 196 1961 FROM WORKINGS CONSISTING OF A 50 FT SHAFT AND 100 FT DR MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO A FAULT ZONE TRENDIN AND DIPPING FROM 20-60 EAST EXXON CURRENTLY IS LEASING THE PROPERTY

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.

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