The Sheep Creek Prospect is a uranium, thorium, and ree mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,701 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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Thorium, REE
Lat, Long: 40.95, -105.73306
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Sheep Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sheep Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Thorium
Primary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Boulder Ridge Area
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
Deposit Type: Other
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: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith
Type: L
Description: Sherman Batholith
Alterations
Not available
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: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Sphene
Comments
Comment (Location): ON BOULDER RIDGE NE OF EATON RESERVOIR. NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS ALSO GIVE LOCATION IN SEC. 14, T11N, R75W (SAND CREEK PASS QUAD). ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER SEC. 06. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION FOUND IN PEGMATITIC SEGREGATIONS OF MICROCLINE-HORNBLENDE GRANITE IN SHERMAN GRANITE, CONDERED TO HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED ALONG DECOMPRESSION SHEETING IN GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 210
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