The Dorothy O Claim is a uranium mine located in El Paso county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,360 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,360 Feet (2,548 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.75861, -104.91361
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Dorothy O Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dorothy O Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: Cheyenne (St. Peters Dome) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: B. F. Reed Jr.
Years: 1975 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR IRREGULAR LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type: L
Description: Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification In Wallrock
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): ON OR NEAR GOLD CAMP ROAD SE OF STOVE MTN AND 0.7 MILE NW OF ST. PETERS DOME ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1981)
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION FOLLOWING FOLDING AND INTRUSION
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM MAS OCT 1976
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 141.
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