D-C Claims

The D-C Claims is a uranium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,001 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: D-C Claims
Secondary: Owl Claims
Secondary: Samargar No. 7 Claim of Karl Pinnel On Dilley Ranch

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Canon City Embayment, Fourmile 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

Owner Name: Trites Drilling And Exploration
Home Office: Denver, Co.
Years: 1977 -

Owner Name: Bennet Nuclear
Home Office: Denver, Co.
Years: 1977 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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: TABULAR

Structure

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

Type: L
Description: Large, Nnw-Trending Synclinal Trough

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Iron Staining Surrounding Local Fractures

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEE BACK PAGE

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG FOURMILE CREEK NEAR DILLEY RANCH; CLAIMS POSSIBLY EXTEND TO SEC 03, AND TO T 17 S, R 70 W, SEC 33, 34. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Development): TEST DRILLING PLUS THREE CORE HOLES DRILLED IN 1952; MINERALIZATION ORIGINALLY FOUND IN SLUMP BLOCKS DOWNHILL FROM OUTCROP AND TRACED BACK TO OUTCROP

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): SCOTT, G. R., TAYLOR, R. B., EPIS, R. C. AND WOBUS, R. A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1: 250,000.

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