The Copper Gulch Deposit is a uranium and copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.45, -105.39167
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Copper Gulch Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Gulch Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Copper Gulch Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Colorado Front Range, Northern Wet Mtns, Canon City Embayment
Type: L
Description: Fault Zones; Ilse Fault; Webster Park Graben; Ne-Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE OF THE DEPOSIT IS 0.28 % U308
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1980 EDITION
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A FAULT ZONE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT WIDE AND A MILE LONG
Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFTS, PROSPECTS IN AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B. AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 146.
Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.
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