Washout Claim

Prospect in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011644
MRDS ID D006699
Record type Site
Current site name Washout Claim
Alternate or previous names Price Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -105.11584, 37.43836 (WGS84)
Elevation 2731
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position 7.5 MILES S49W FROM LA VETA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuchara(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 030S 069W 16 NE OF NW OF SE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ON UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF INDIAN CR. HEADING ON NORTH SLOPE OF RASPBERRY MTN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Malachite

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY RANGES TO 5X BACKGROUND

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Rock description Sangre De Cristo Formation

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -105.11584, 37.43836

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Mountains Frontal Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike BEDS N14W
    Dip BEDS 70 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on development

  • DIAMOND DRILLING BY VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA IN EARLY 1950'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATED IN 2-IN. ZONE ALONG HANGING WALL

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Colorado resources

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