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Gem Dandy Prospect

Past Producer in Park county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013826
MRDS ID D010347
Record type Site
Current site name Gem Dandy Prospect
Alternate or previous names Jim Dandy Prospect
Related records 10167699

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.78393, 39.45666 (WGS84)
Elevation 3109
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 5.5 MILES N09E OF JEFFERSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 007S 075W 09 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • NW OF KENOSHA PASS NORTH OF DAKE LAKE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Torbernite Ore

Analytical data

Result TO 0.17% U308

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.78393, 39.45666
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Park Range, Kenosha Mountains, South Park
Type of structure Local
Structure description Elkhorn Thrust, Fault Nw-Trending Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fractures, Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1950
Year of last production 1971

Mining district

District name Kenosha Pass Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period 1950'S-1971
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.21% U308, 0.01% V205
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor V2O5 Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

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