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Silver Link

Past Producer in San Juan 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. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10264625
MAS/MILS ID 0081110022
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Link

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.66895, 38.68499 (WGS84)
Elevation 3126

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Delta(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grand View Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gunnison(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 043 N 007 W 09 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Dakota Sandstone and Burro Canyon Fm
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uppep Uncopahgr

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY UP TO 4 TIMES BACKGROUND. DATA FROM PRR-2399, EXAMINED IN 1953.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAY-1992 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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Authoritative Colorado resources

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