Unnamed Uranium Occurrence

The Unnamed Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Cheyenne county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,291 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: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence  

State:  Colorado

County:  Cheyenne

Elevation: 4,291 Feet (1,308 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.71556, -102.58167

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Unnamed Uranium Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Uranium Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Cheyenne
District: Cheyenne Wells 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch, N-Trending Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.006% U308


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATIONS GIVEN FOR CENTER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): SMALL OUTCROP OF PIERRE SHALE


References

Reference (Deposit): LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRINGS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULLETIN 1046-L, P. 299-319.

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 93-95.

Reference (Deposit): SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944, 1:250000

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62


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