| Deposit ID | 10013133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009246 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Indian No. 36 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.30393, 38.42639 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3292 |
| Relative position | 6.1 MILES N 78 E FROM SARGENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gunnison(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pahlone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Gunnison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 006E | 09 | SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE ORE GRADE 0.35% U308 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Harding Quartzite;Manitov Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Harding Quartzite;Manitov Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.30393, 38.42639 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Chester Fault, Indian Creek Syncline, Indian Creek Anticline |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Marshall Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009246 |
WRIGHT, R.J., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1960, URANIUM--MARSHALL PASS DISTRICT, IN DEL RIO, S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO--FIRST SEQUEL: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 357-359.
RANSPOT, H.W., 1958, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN CREEK AREA, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: UNIV. COLORADO M.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN WELL-DEVELOPED FRACTURE SYSTEM IN HARDING QUARTZITE NEAR CONTACT WITH FREMONT DOLOMITE AND AT THEIR FAULT CONTAC. SOME MINOR DISSEMINATION OF ORE OUT FROM JOINTS. ORE THICKNESS AND GRADE DECREASE SOUTHWARD; JOINTS PERSIST BUT BECAME TOO NARROW OR TIGHT FOR ADEQUATE CIRCULATION OF MINERALIZING SOLUTIONS. SOME ORE FOUND IN SECOND DRIFT IN HARDING QUARTZITE IN (CHESTER) FAULT CONTACT WITH MANITOU DOLOMITE |
| Deposit | LITTLE INDIAN BLOCK OF CLAIMS (1 THRU 43), LIES IN SE SEC. 8, ALL SEC. 9, SW SEC. 10, W2 AND NE SEC. 16, ALL SEC. 17, S2 SEC. 18, N2 SEC. 19, NW SEC. 20, T48N, R6E, AND E2 SEC. 24, T48N, R5E ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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