Judith Claim

The Judith Claim is a uranium mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,902 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

Name: Judith Claim

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 9,902 Feet (3,018 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.06278, -105.72889

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Judith Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Judith Claim


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Pegmatites


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Gibson Peak Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.499% U308 FROM 7-FT CHANNEL CUT


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): PROBABLY ALONG MARSHALL GULCH. LAT-LONG AND EL. GIVEN ARE FOR C SEC. 14 (PROJECTED) ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976


References

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628.

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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