Huerfano Park uranium prospect

The Huerfano Park uranium prospect is a mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado.

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Site Name

Primary: Huerfano Park uranium prospect

Commodity

Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: La Veta syncline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Commodity): Several surface samples assayed more than 0.1 % U3O8.

Comment (Geology): Uranium occurs in arkosic beds in Oligocene(?) Farisita Conglomerate.

Comment (Location): MIning claims cover 7,000 acres in NW Huerfano County, about 8 miles NW of Gardner, in secs 3-10, 17, 18, T 25 S, R 70 W; and secs 12, 13, T 25 S, R 71 W.

Comment (Production): A small amount of ore was produced, yielding uranium and vanadium.

References

Reference (Production): Nelson-Moore, J.L., Collins, D.B., and Hornbaker, A.L., 1978, Radioactive mineral occurrences of Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 40, 1054 p., 12 pl.

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.

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