The Unnamed Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Weld county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,079 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: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.75972, -104.41528
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Unnamed Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Weld
Land Status
Not available
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 (Deposit): TABULAR OR ROLL FRONT DEPOSITS
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT. (UNSURVEYED)
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SUBSURFACE BRINES.
Comment (Deposit): UNDERLIES ENTIRE QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE TO BE EXPECTED.
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. 459
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