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Unnamed Uranium Occurrences

Occurrence in Saguache county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012889
MRDS ID D008885
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Uranium Occurrences

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.43532, 38.17723 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position 15 MILES N67W OF SAGUACHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saguache(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trickle Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saguache(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)

Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Saguache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 045N;046N 005E;005E 04,05,08,09,10,16,17,18,21;32,33 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG SHEEP CR. AND ANTELOPE CR. AND TRIBUTARIES. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS COMMON CORNER OF SECS. 4, 5, 8, AND 9 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff
    Rock description Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff
    Rock description Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.43532, 38.17723
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field, Bonanza Volcanic Center
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sheep Creek Fault Zone, Sheep Creek Syncline

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS ALSO INCLUDE QUARTZ LATITES OF SAPINERO MESA TUFF AND FISH CANYON TUFF AND POSSIBLY SANDSTONES OF THE MORRISON (JURASSIC) AND DAKOTA (CRETACEOUS) FORMATIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sheep Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS PROSPECTS

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH BLOCK FAULTING ALONG THE SHEEP CREEK FAULT ZONE, WHICH TRENDS N35E TO DUE NORTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1982 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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