Little Star Claims

The Little Star Claims is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,601 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: Little Star Claims

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Skull Creek Area

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
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: Middle Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Uinta Uplift, Uinta Basin, Yampa Plateau, Douglas Creek Arch, Piceance Basin

Type: L
Description: Red Wash Syncline, Willow Creek Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RANGE OF RADIOACTIVITY-0.6 TO 4.0 MR/HR

Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1962 EDITION

Comment (Production): AS OF 1971, 1,671 TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED AT GRADES OF 0.23% U308 AND 0.21 % V205, PRODUCING 7,597 LBS OF V308 AND 7,017 LBS OF V205 (NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978).

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. 270.

Reference (Deposit): ROWLEY, PETER AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VERNAL 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USGS MAP MF-1163, 1: 250,000.

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