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Katydid Mine

Producer in Park 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. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288243
MRDS ID D010344
MAS/MILS ID 0080930012
Record type Site
Current site name Katydid Mine
Alternate or previous names Roger Publishing Co.
Related records 10111293

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.54138, 39.0478 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glentivar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 011 S 073 W 34 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Autunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.54138, 39.0478
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wilkerson Pass Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rogers Publishing Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-2282, DATED 1956. RADIOACTIVITY: 20XBG 5XBG AVERAGE. T E CLAIM CONTROLLER IS LOCATED IN ENGLEWOOD, SMALL AMTS. OF MICA AND FELDSPAR WERE REMOVED INTERMITTENTLY PERIOD OF 30 YEARS FROM KATYDID MINE. AUTUNITE AND SAMARSKIT IDENTIFIED. THE CLAIMS ARE ALSO IN SECS. 2,3, T. 12 S., R. 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-1995 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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