Mine detail: Rio Grande Claims

Previously called 'Unpatented Claims: Rio Grande 1-10'

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Location: Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.76445, -107.38896
dep_id: 10014105
mrds_id: D010742
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Eolus Granite;Ute Ridge Tuff
hrock_type: Granite
arock_unit: Eolus Granite;Ute Ridge Tuff
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Ute Creek Caldera, Lost Lake Caldera; Unnamed Fault
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
References:
  • Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITOVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 113-114.
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 180.
  • Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-764.
  • Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, CALDERAS OF THE SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 958, P. 7-10.
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