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Carter Lake Uranium Occurrence

Occurrence in Larimer 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013980
MRDS ID D010560
Record type Site
Current site name Carter Lake Uranium Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.21169, 40.33526 (WGS84)
Elevation 1780
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 8.2 MILES N23E FROM LYONS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Larimer(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carter Lake Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Thompson(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Larimer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 004N 070W 03 SE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST SIDE OF CARTER LAKE RESERVOIR PROBABLY IN SE SEC. 03. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.12% U308

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Dakota Group
    Rock description Dakota Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.21169, 40.33526
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carter Lake Reservoir Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL COCCURREN CES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 208.

  • Deposit

    COLTON, R.B., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BOULDER-FORT COLLINS-GREELE Y AREA, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-855-G.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION PROBABLY OCCURS IN DAKOTA GROUP SANDSTONE ON TOP O F NORTH-SOUTH-TRENDING HOGBACK, DIPPING EAST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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