The Deiz Ranch Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,619 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: 8,619 Feet (2,627 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.88889, -105.26222
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Deiz Ranch Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deiz Ranch Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Gardner 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
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
Model Name: Sandstone U
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Raton Basin Trough
Type: L
Description: La Veta Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.02 MR/HR BACKGROUND, RANGE 0.6 TO 5.0 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MOST LIKELY ALONG CALDWELL GULCH. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF SEC. 07 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY FOUND IN 1.5-FT-THICK CARBONACEOUS, 1RON-STAINED ARKOSIC SANDSTONE BED.
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 183.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.
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