Kerber Creek Prospect

The Kerber Creek Prospect is a uranium mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Kerber Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Bonanza (Kerber Creek) District

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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Sawatch Range, Bonanza Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Bonanza Caldera; Kerber Thrust Fault, Central Anticline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silicification And Iron Oxides

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.01 TO 3% U308, USUALLY 0.1%

Materials

Ore: Uranophane

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF MINE GULCH. LOCATION IS CENTER SEC. 36

Comment (Geology): KERBER FAULT (TRENDING APPROX. EAST-WEST) HAS THRUST PRECABRIAN GRANITE AND GNEISS NORTHWARD OVER PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 390

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