The Sunrise Claims I, II and III is a barium-barite and lead mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,920 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: 7,920 Feet (2,414 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.30083, -105.32500
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Sunrise Claims I, II and III MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunrise Claims I, II and III
Secondary: Sunrise Claims 1, 2 and 3
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Wet Mountains Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: George Stultz
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1953 -
Production
Year: 1959
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year Last Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1951
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
Model Name: Carbonatite
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Locally
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVIT: .24% EQUIV. U, .027% U, 1.19% EQUIV. TH02
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 2 MILES NE OF TUTTLE RANCH; NEAR HEAD WATERS OF HELLGATE GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Production): MINED PRIMARILY FOR BARITE, WITH SOME LEAD PRODUCED
Comment (Workings): MANY PROSPECT PITS AND ADITS ALONG VEIN OF SUNRISE CLAIMS I AND II. TWO PITS ON SUNRISE CLAIM III; ONE PIT AT LEAST 30 FT LONG
Comment (Location): Location is vague. Supposedly in 20S, 71W, sec. 21 or sec. 20, but no map shows this site. Deleted record put the location at 38-17-22, -105-20-56.
Comment (Orebody): From deleted/duplicate record 10288268 (formerly MAS 0080430050): Length 805m, Width 0.9 m, thickness 30m. Type of Orebody #1 : FISSURE VEIN Shape of Orebody #1 : IRREGULAR Shape of Orebody #2 : LENTICULAR Primary mode of Origin : HYDROTHERMAL Primary Ore Control : FRACTURING Secondary Ore Control : IGNEOUS Degree of Wallrock Alter. : SLIGHT Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 : SILICIFICATION Strike And Dip : N33W: Date of Last Modification : 780213
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1819, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: MAXIMU SUNRISE #1, 3 X BG.; SUNRISE #2, 6 X BG.; SUNRISE #3, 2 X BG RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN A TERTIARY VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANI AREA IS COVERED ON THE 15 MINUTE USGS MAP, ROYAL GORGE. (from deleted record 10288268 = MAS 0080430050)
References
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23, 29
Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525-526
Reference (Deposit): MAS FILE 1976 (only ref. cited in deleted/merged record 10288268=0080430050)
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