Geologic mapping and geochemical sampling of the LA plata mountains area, coloradoproject period 09 01 2022 08 31 2022PURPOSETHIS work plan is in response to the u s geological survey USGS earth…

Geologic mapping and geochemical sampling of the LA plata mountains area, coloradoproject period 09 01 2022 08 31 2022PURPOSETHIS work plan is in response to the u s geological survey USGS earth mapping resources initiative earthmri effort to collect geophysical, geologic, and topographic data in areas of critical mineralpotential across the u s the LA plata polymetallic district, located in southwestern colorado, is knownto contain potential economic deposits of precious and base metals and may contain economic depositsof critical minerals including palladium, platinum, tellurium, and zinc additionally, other critical mineralsmay be present, including vanadiumactivitiesprior detailed geologic mapping in the study area was completed by different geologists over severaldecades between about 1896 and 1949 a significant amount of the bedrock in the study area wasmapped by eckel and others 1949 at 1 31,380 scale surficial deposits were not included on this mapand geologic maps from the late 1800S were used to compile portions of the map with minor additionsas noted by the authors smaller scale geologic maps 1 250K to 1 500K scale also cover the area deliverablesthe deliverable for the mapping portion of this project will be TWODIMENSIONAL1 24K scale geologic maps of the rampart hills, LA plata, monument hill, andthompson park quadrangles using a combination of new and existing geologic mapping THE10 existing mapping will be verified in the field all spatial data will be placed into a gems level 3GEODATABASE the geodatabases will follow the earth MRI GM base specifications PG 6 of the guidance document