Little Indian No. 34 Prospect

The Little Indian No. 34 Prospect is a uranium mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,001 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

Name: Little Indian No. 34 Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation: 11,001 Feet (3,353 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.42444, -106.30500

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Little Indian No. 34 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Indian No. 34 Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Marshall Pass District


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Years: 1955 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Chester Fault, Assay Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): SURFACE PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF LIME CREEK 700 FT SW OF LITTLE INDIAN NO. 36 MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT LIES AT CONTACT BETWEEN DYER DOLOMITE MEMBER OF THE CHAFFEE FM AND LEADVILLE LIMESTONE. BEDS STRIKE EAST-WEST, DIP 40 DEG SOUTH IN SMALL FAULT BLOCK BOUNDED ON EAST BY NNW-TRENDING CHESTER FAULT AND OON WEST BY NNE-TRENDING BRANCH OF ASSAY FAULT, NATURE OF MINERALIZATION UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, R.J., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1960, URANIUM--MARSHALL PASS DISTRICT, IN DEL RIO, S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO--FIRST SEQUEL: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 357-359.

Reference (Deposit): OLSON, J.C., 1977, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF PART OF THE PAHLONE PEAK QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON, SAGUACHE, AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-325.

Reference (Deposit): RANSPOT, H.W., 1958, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN CREEK AREA, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: UNIV. COLORADO M.S. THESIS


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