Fan Dyke No. 1

The Fan Dyke No. 1 is a uranium mine located in Las Animas county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,899 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Fan Dyke No. 1

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Las Animas
District: La Veta Disrict

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Culebra Massif

Type: L
Description: Wagon Mesa Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Carnotite

Comments

Comment (Location): 2.25 MILES SE OF TRINCHERA PEAK. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. OTHER FAN DYKE AND PHEBOLITE CLAIMS LIE IN SEC. 18 AND ADJACENT SECTIONS. MAY INCLUDE PROSPECTS IN NE OF NW SEC. 20. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR CENTER SEC. 18. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): SMALL RESERVES DEVELOPED BY DRILLING BUT NO PRODUCTION.

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 215.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.

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