| Deposit ID | 10014261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010958 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colorado No. 3 Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.05125, 38.5411 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 20.5 MILES N 55 W FROM URAVAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mesa(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dolores Point South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mesa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 049N | 020W | 01 | SW OF SW NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | 150 SAMPLES FROM 7 SURFACE TRENCHES CONTAINED 0.01 TO 3.11% CU, WITH HIGHEST VALUE RECOVERED FROM SHALE BED. 20 SAMPLES FROM UNDERGROUND WORKINGS CONTAINED 0.09 TO 4.46% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Cutler Formation |
| Rock description | Cutler Formation |
| (1) | -109.05125, 38.5411 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin Fold And Fault Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sinbad Valley Anticline, Sinbad Valley Graben, La Sal Centers |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sinbad District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Colorado Copper Co. |
| First year | 1945 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010958 |
HOLMES, R.V., AND HARRER, C.M., 1952, INVESTIGATION OF THE COLORADO COPPER CO. PROPERTIES, MESA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM RI-4869.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTERIOR OF SINBAD VALLEY CONSISTS OF FAULTED AND DEFORMED PENNSYLVANIAN EVAPORITES FAULTED AGAINST PERMIAN TO TRIASSIC RED BEDS. CU MINERALIZATION CONFINED TO THREE SMALL AREAS NEAR FAULT OR FRACTURE ZONE, WITH DEPOSITION EXTENDING ONLY INTO MOST FAVORABLE CONGLOMERATE AND SHALE BEDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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