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Unnamed Uranium Occurrence

Occurrence in Las Animas 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011621
MRDS ID D006656
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Uranium Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.12078, 37.56503 (WGS84)
Elevation 1487
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 19 MILES N47W OF PRITCHETT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Las Animas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Walker Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

La Junta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

La Junta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Las Animas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 028S 051W 34 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ON LOW BLUFFS ALONG AUNT JANE CANYON (LEW SMITH CR.). LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR CENTER OF SEC. 34.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.003 TO 0.005 % U IN SANDSTONE
Result 50 PPB U IN SPRING WATER SAMPLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Dakota Sandstone
    Rock description Dakota Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mustang Creek Monocline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ninaview Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVE SPRING ISSUES FROM BASE OF MASSIVE SANDSTONE AT CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING 6-IN.-THICK BLACK SHALE AND MASSIVE CARBONACEOUS SANDSTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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