The Unnamed Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Cheyenne county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,291 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: 4,291 Feet (1,308 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.71556, -102.58167
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Unnamed Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Cheyenne
District: Cheyenne Wells 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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch, N-Trending Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.006% U308
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS GIVEN FOR CENTER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): SMALL OUTCROP OF PIERRE SHALE
References
Reference (Deposit): LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRINGS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 1046-L, P. 299-319.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 93-95.
Reference (Deposit): SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944, 1:250000
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
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