| Deposit ID | 10190301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009083 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080430024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Bear, Big Hole & Cactus Claim |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.57448, 38.57891 (WGS84) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 018 S | 073 W | 22 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.57448, 38.57891 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. C. Roper |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080430024 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009083 | MAS references MRDS |
MAS FILE 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 3786, DATED 1955. A TIME OF THE REPORT, THERE HAD BEEN NO PRODUCTION FROM THE CL WHICH WERE THEN CONTROLLED BY J.S. JOSEY AND F.C. ROPER, COL CLAIMS ARE SAID BY THE DMEA REPORT TO BE IN SECS. 22 AND 27, S., R. 73 W., N.M.P.M., WHICH WOULD PUT THEM IN PARK COUNTY? GIVEN LOCATION SEEMS TO BE IN ERROR. THE CLOSEST MARKET FOR AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLO., 270 RAILROAD MILES DISTANT. INCLUD THE DMEA REPORT ARE CLAIM AND LOCATION MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CLUDED ASSISTANCE FOR EXPLORATION BE GRANTED. INFORMATION FROM PRR-1795, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: CACTUS AVG.=18 X BG, BIG HOLE AVG.=2XBG. THE CLAIMS ARE IN SECS AND 27, T. 18 S., R. 73 W. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE URANIUM MAT RADIOACTIVITY IN CARBONACEOUS SANDY SILTSTONE AND SANDSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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