The Mud Claims is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.07861, -105.68611
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Mud Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mud Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Chase Gulch Area, South Park
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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 Year: 1958
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: South Park Basin
Type: L
Description: Elkhorn Thrust Fault, Ne- And Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Coffinite
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATIONS GIVEN FOR CENTER OF SECTION; PROSPECT EAST OF ELKHORN RO AD, NEAR (SOUTH OF?) MUD SPRINGS GULCH, ON NE SIDE OF WOODED RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY DRILLED OUT
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOA CTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 4 0, P. 368.
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1 :250,000
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