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Little Abner Mine

Past Producer in Fremont 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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101791
MRDS ID D009327
Record type Site
Current site name Little Abner Mine
Alternate or previous names Little Abner No. 1, Little Abney
Related records 10263857

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.52502, 38.56834 (WGS84)
Elevation 2499
Relative position 9.5 MILES N52W OF PARKDALE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hall Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 017S 070W 14 SE OF NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • Large pit with several other names and/or leases. Nearby is the Smaller Lease, the Joan 2 Mine, and the Mary L. Group. North of main part of district.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coffinite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation; Alteration Of Feldspar To Clay

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
    Rock description Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Uranium Source
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Echo Park Formation
    Rock description Echo Park Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.52502, 38.56834
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Currant Creek Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Echo Park Graben, Paleovalleys, Mary L Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, PODS
    Depth to top 16.76M
    Depth to bottom 21.34M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Deposition Controlled By Ground Water Flow Conditions And Carbonaceous Material With Associated Pyrite. Flow Was Impeded By The Fault On The Southern End Of The Echo Park Graben.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1955
Year of first production 1962

Mining district

District name Tallahassee Creek

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cotter Corp.
    First year 1971
  • Type Owner
    Owner Leonard Harvey

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Period 1962-1963
    Material U ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.36% U308
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ABOVE PRODUCTION IS FROM THE GOLCONDA DISTRICT.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, PITS, PLACER

Comments on development

  • MAJOR MINES: MADISON, SILVER TIP, BIG CHIEF, GOLCONDA, AND COPPER NUGGET. KYLER HAS THE SILICA DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 14-JUN-2004 Keller, John W. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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