| Deposit ID | 10012925 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008946 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 81090159 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mercury-Alpine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mercury 1-5, Alpine 1-5 Claims, Mercury - Alpine, Mercury Alpine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.6575, 38.0925 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3834 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | 7 MILES N 18 E OF CRESTONE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rito Alto Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Luis(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044N | 012E | 04,05 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Minturn Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Minturn Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Pit (1) | -105.6575, 38.0925 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cotton Lake Anticline, Gibson Peak Syncline |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Range |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | E |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1962 |
| District name | Hermit Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | ART BUTLER, 1/29/70 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Col Tex. |
| Home office | San Antonio, Tx . |
| First year | 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008946 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC00781 | =10016258, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 81090159 | =10216050, merged and deleted. |
USBM PROD. REC.
SUMM OF MINING IND ACT COLO COLO DIV MINES 1962
SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1982-02-01 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-09-17 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicates |
| Reporter | 1972-10-01 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | MRDS DC00781 = 10016258, merged and deleted. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-17 | Intermountain Field Operations Center | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 008090159 = 10216050, merged and deleted. (Very poor record and bad location) |
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