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Leon Claims

Unknown in Moffat 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239203
MAS/MILS ID 0080810066
Record type Site
Current site name Leon Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -107.62956, 40.48857 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Moffat(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Round Bottom(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Meeker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yampa(hydrologic unit)

White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)

White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Moffat

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 006 N 091 W 08 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Lewis Shale
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Maybell District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner American Le Duc Corp.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-2139, DATED 1955. RADIOACTIVITY: 125XBG 27.5XBG AVERAGE. A SKETCH LOCATION MAP IS INCLUDED IN THE RE CONTROLLER ADDRESS- AMERICAN LE DUC CORPORATION. C.O.- T.B. WILLIAMS CRAIG, COLORADO THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, CASTOR GUL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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