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Radium, Elmer, & Nelson Veins

Occurrence in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017337
MRDS ID DC03299
Record type Site
Current site name Radium, Elmer, & Nelson Veins

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.58642, 39.97888 (WGS84)
Relative position EXPOSED ON 920 AND 1040 LEVELS OF CARIBOU MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nederland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt 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 Boulder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 01S 73W 08 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.58642, 39.97888
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PB-AG ORE PRODUCED FROM ELMER AND NELSON VEINS, PITCHBLENDE FROM RADIUM. MINERAL SUITES OF ALL ARE SIMILAR EXCEPT FOR PITCHBLENDE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, ARGENTITE, AND RUBY SILVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caribou

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE AND OTHERS, 1957, USGS BULL 1030-N, PG. 544 AND PLATES 35, 36, 37, 40.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIUM VEIN IS ONLY OCCURANCE OF URANIUM IN CARIBOU MINES. PART OF CARIBOU GROUP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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