The Jesus Lode is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.44778, -105.34167
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Jesus Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jesus Lode
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Webster Park 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: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Colorado Front Range
Type: L
Description: Webster Park Graben, Gorge Fault; Synclinal, Anticlinal Folds In Graben
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.008 TO 0.034 % CU308
Analytical Data: 0.004 TO 0.037 % EU308
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 BULLDOZER CUTS
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; IN EARLIER PUBLICATIONS THIS PROPERTY IS LISTED AS BEING IN SECTION 28, T018S, R072W. THE LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS FIT THE LOCATION ABOVE MUCH BETTER. THERE IS SOME QUESTION STILL ABOUT LOCATION STATUS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
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.
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. 149.
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