| Deposit ID | 10087930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010935 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frazier Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims: Vanadium No. 1, MS 20496a, Vanadium No. 2, MS 20496a, Vanadium No. 3, MS 20496a, Denver, MS 20496a, National, MS 20496a, Belvedere, MS 20496a, Belvedere Mill Site, MS 20496b |
| Related records | 10119324, 10191808 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.02398, 37.97472 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2606 |
| Relative position | 11.6 MILES N 78 W FROM TELLURIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Little Cone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Miguel(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 043N | 011W | 24 | E2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Porphyritic Microgabbro | ||||||||
| Rock description | Porphyritic Microgabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Entrada Sandstone |
| Rock description | Entrada Sandstone |
| (1) | -108.02398, 37.97472 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Placerville Anticline, Frazier Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lower San Miguel District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Bennett And Lawrence Ross |
| Home office | Placerville |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kendricks, A. W. |
| Home office | Telluride, Co. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010935 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130104 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130414 |
FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 19478 VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.
BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 20496A&B
FISCHER AND OTHERS, 1947, P. 132; NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 417.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES NEAR WEST MARGIN OF MINERALIZED BELT. BEDS DIP VERY SLIGHTLY TO SE OFF NOSE OF PLACERVILLE ANTICLINE AND ARE CUT BY NE-TRENDING FRAZIER FAULT, DOWNTHROWN ON SW. NORTH OF MINE, BEDS INTRUDED BY E-W MICROGABBRO DIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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