Ant Claims

The Ant Claims is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,125 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: Ant Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 6,125 Feet (1,867 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.53389, -105.26556

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Ant Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ant Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Canon City Embayment, Fourmile Creek Area, Shaws Park Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Trites Exploration (Al Trites)
Home Office: Denver, Co.
Years: 1977 -

Owner Name: Minerals Engineering Co. (Mec0)
Home Office: Grand Junction, Co.
Years: 1977 -


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

Form: BEDDED


Structure

Type: R
Description: Southern Colorado Front Range, Canon City Embayment

Type: L
Description: Chandler Syncline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VALUES OF 0.10 % U308 WITH PODS UP TO 0.30 % U308.


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 600 FT RIM CUT

Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE DILLEY RANCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Commodity): THE MAIN DEPOSIT IS A LOG REPLACED BY CARNOTITE


References

Reference (Deposit): WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 144.


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