The Opportunity No. 1 Claim is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, and ree mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE
Lat, Long: 38.5075, -106.66583
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Opportunity No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Opportunity No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Quartz Creek Pegmatite District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Microlite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MICROLITE PROBABLY A FEW POUNDS PER TON
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ AND TRITES, 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZ CREEK PEGMATITE DISTRICT, USGS PROF. PAPER 265
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