The Carter Lake Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,840 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: 5,840 Feet (1,780 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.33528, -105.21111
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Carter Lake Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carter Lake Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Carter Lake Reservoir 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
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: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.12% U308
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION PROBABLY OCCURS IN DAKOTA GROUP SANDSTONE ON TOP O F NORTH-SOUTH-TRENDING HOGBACK, DIPPING EAST.
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF CARTER LAKE RESERVOIR PROBABLY IN SE SEC. 03. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
References
Reference (Deposit): COLTON, R.B., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BOULDER-FORT COLLINS-GREELE Y AREA, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-855-G.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL COCCURREN CES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 208.
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