Little Indian No. 6 Prospect

The Little Indian No. 6 Prospect is a uranium mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,902 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. 6 Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Saguache

Elevation: 9,902 Feet (3,018 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.40528, -106.33083

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Little Indian No. 6 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Indian No. 6 Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field

Type: L
Description: Chester Fault, Indian Creek Syncline, Indian Creek Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CORE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.14% U308


Materials

Ore: Uranophane
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LITTLE INDIAN BLOCK OF CLAIMS (1 THRU 43) LIES IN SE SEC. 8, ALL SEC. 9, SW SEC. 10, S2 SEC. 18, ALL SEC. 17, W2 AND NE SEC. 16, N2 SEC. 19, NW SEC. 20, T48N, R6E, AND E2 SEC. 24, T48N, R5E ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ON RIDGE EAST OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF INDIAN CREEK 4.7 MILES WNW OF MARSHALL PASS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Development): EXPLORED BY DIAMOND CORE DRILLING

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION 3 TO 10 TIMES BACKGROUND OCCURS IN A 4 TO 6-FT LIMONITE-STAINED, HIGHLY ORGANIC, QUARTZITE IN THE UPPER THIRD OF THE HARDING


References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOCTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 391

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

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): 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.


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