Mine detail: Sunrise Claims I, II and III

Previously called 'Sunrise Claims 1, 2 and 3'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.30084, -105.32557

Resource(B)

Primary:	Barium-Barite, Lead
Tertiary:	Thorium, Uranium
Ore:	Barite, Galena, Thorite
Gangue:	Fluorite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1951

Production

Operation type:	Surface-Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1951

Geology

Host rock:	Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated rock:	Gabbro
Associated type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock,Gabbro
Structure:	Wet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Alteration processes:	Silicification Locally

References

MRDS	D008925
MAS	80430050
DEP	10012912
Reference	{Deposit:: CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23, 29}{Deposit:: CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525-526}{Deposit:: TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.}{Deposit:: MAS FILE 1976 (only ref. cited in deleted/merged record 10288268=0080430050)}
Reporter	Collins, Donna B., Minecom, Wilson, Anna B.