The Kerber Creek Prospect is a uranium mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,400 feet.
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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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.19611, -106.03750
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Kerber Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kerber Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Bonanza (Kerber Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sawatch Range, Bonanza Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Bonanza Caldera; Kerber Thrust Fault, Central Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification And Iron Oxides
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.01 TO 3% U308, USUALLY 0.1%
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF MINE GULCH. LOCATION IS CENTER SEC. 36
Comment (Geology): KERBER FAULT (TRENDING APPROX. EAST-WEST) HAS THRUST PRECABRIAN GRANITE AND GNEISS NORTHWARD OVER PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 390
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