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Root Ranch

Producer in Gilpin 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108442
MRDS ID DC05731
Record type Site
Current site name Root Ranch
Related records 10214918

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.49253, 39.76138 (WGS84)
Relative position NE 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gilpin(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Hawk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gilpin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 03S 72W 30 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Laramide intrusive rocks
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Idaho Spgs

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Material U
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.18
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMEA RECORDS

  • Deposit

    USBM PROD RECORDS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 2,62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 07-JUN-0007 Melton, Greg 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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