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Mcvey Lease

Occurrence in Teller county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013193
MRDS ID D009345
Record type Site
Current site name Mcvey Lease

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.28224, 38.7225 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 6.0 MILES S19W OF CRIPPLE CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Teller(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

High Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Teller

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 015S 071W 25 NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF ROAD NEAR LARGE BEND IN ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coffinite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation; Alteration Of Feldspar To Clay

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
    Rock description Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.28224, 38.7225
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Type of structure Local
Structure description Paleochannels Along Fourmile Creek And Its Adjacent Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, PODS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonaceous Material

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITS LOCALIZED AND PRESERVED BY SLUGGISH GROUNDWATER MOVEMENT IN AREA. THOSE CONDITIONS STILL PRESENT AS EVIDENCED BY ARTESIAN PRESSURE IN WELLS AND SPRINGS ISSUING FROM ECHO PARK FORMATION AND BY A PRESENT URANIUM CONTENT OF GROUNDWATER IN AREA AS HIGH AS 900 PPB.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name High Park Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1982 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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