| Deposit ID | 10012574 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008259 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunshine Valley Lode |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.35057, 38.17445 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.7 MILES N 12 W OF QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 021S | 071W | 32 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hornblende Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Hornblende Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Approximate (1) | -105.35057, 38.17445 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Veins |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lawrence Knobbe, Spearville, Ks. , And Ernest Sparling, Rosita, Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008259 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270039 | data consolidated into this record |
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C.AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO; A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P.531
BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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