Escalante Ranch Mineral Potential Report

Project Team: Rare Earth Science, Bristlecone-Geo, and Pangaea Geospatial. 

Stakeholders: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and The Conservation Fund.

Project Type: Federal Land Acquisition

Provided Service: USFS Short-form Mineral Potential Report

Project Summary: Bristlecone-Geo completed a USFS short form Mineral Potential Report for the acquisition of two properties comprising 50-acres within the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests.

Bedrock geology exposed at Parcel 1 includes the Jurassic-age Brushy Basin Shale Member and Salt Wash Sandstone Member of the Morrison Formation. Bedrock geology exposed at Parcel 14 includes Triassic-age sedimentary rocks of the Wingate Sandstone and Chinle Formation, which lie on top of crystalline Precambrian-age metamorphic rocks, including a mixture of schist, migmatitic pegmatite, meta-biotite-granitic rocks, and lamprophyre dikes.  Major structural features within the area of the subject parcels include northwest-trending normal faults which parallel the axis of the Uncompahgre Uplift anticline. Sedimentary rocks strike northwest and are nearly flat-lying or dipping northeast on the northeast limb of the anticline.

This mineral potential report was prepared in accordance with classification systems developed by the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and United States Geological Survey by a Certified Professional Geologist registered with the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG).