The Hansen Ranch Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Bent county, Colorado at an elevation of 3,953 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: 3,953 Feet (1,205 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.98333, -103.27056
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Hansen Ranch Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hansen Ranch Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Bent
District: Ninaview Area
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
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: Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift
Type: L
Description: Muddy Creek Monocline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WEST OF PURGATOIRE RIVER AT PICKETWIRE VALLEY. LOCATION FROM ORIGI NAL CRIB RECORD BY H.J. HASLER. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON SECTION CORNER
References
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1968, GEOLOGIC AND STRUCTURE CONTOUR MAP OF THE LA JUN TA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-560
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