Copper Gulch Deposit

The Copper Gulch Deposit is a uranium and copper mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 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: Copper Gulch Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Copper Gulch 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: 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: Southern Colorado Front Range, Northern Wet Mtns, Canon City Embayment

Type: L
Description: Fault Zones; Ilse Fault; Webster Park Graben; Ne-Trending Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Kaolinization

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE OF THE DEPOSIT IS 0.28 % U308

Materials

Ore: Torbernite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1980 EDITION

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A FAULT ZONE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT WIDE AND A MILE LONG

Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFTS, PROSPECTS IN AREA

References

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. 146.

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.

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