| Deposit ID | 10012582 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008268 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Crown No. 2 Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | May Day Lode, Hidden Treasury, Gold Crown No. 1 |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.1575, 38.02252 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3233 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES N 67 W FROM SAN ISABEL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Deer Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 023S | 069W | 30 | NW OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.061% EQUIV. U, 0.001% U, 0.34% EQUIV. TH02 |
|---|
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Deer Peak Rhyodacite And Rhyodacite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Deer Peak Rhyodacite And Rhyodacite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Approximate (1) | -105.1575, 38.02252 |
|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| District name | Fairview District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Susman |
| Home office | Box 101, Florence, Co. |
| First year | 1935 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008268 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270026 | data consolidated into this record |
TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DEER PEAK QUADRANGLE AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE HARDSCRABBLE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND HUERFANO COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-870, 1: 24,000
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. 528
REV BY MILS 11-79
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 30-MAR-2006 | Beach, Richard A. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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