Unidentified Occurrence

The Unidentified Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,402 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: Unidentified Occurrence  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.32389, -105.32722

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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unidentified Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Grape Creek 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
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: Wet Mountains

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Of Ilse Fault, Paleovalleys


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR INTERSECTION OF CHUTE GULCH AND GRAPE CREEK, ON EAST SIDE OF SMALL HILL BETWEEN BEAR GULCH AND CHUTE GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)


References

Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 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. 153.


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