The Eastman Basin Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Weld county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,164 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: 5,164 Feet (1,574 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.7175, -104.64806
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Eastman Basin Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eastman Basin Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Weld
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
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Cheyenne Basin
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF SECTION 27. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVITY TO 11 TIMES BACKGROUND.
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY TABULAR OR ROLL-FRONT DEPOSIT
Comment (Deposit): NEW DEPOSIT; ONE OF FIRST ANOMALIES FOUND IN AREA; ANOMALIES IN STREAM VALLEYS AND IRRIGATION DITCHES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 457
Reference (Deposit): KEN BAKER, 1977, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): ARTHUR BUTLER, 1970, ORAL COMMUNICATION
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