The Airborne Anomaly 18 is a uranium mine located in Custer county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.2425, -105.04917
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Airborne Anomaly 18 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Airborne Anomaly 18
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
District: Wet Mountains Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains
Type: L
Description: Chandler Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Black Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Black Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIATION 2 TO 3 TIMES BACKGROUND
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE SHARON SPRINGS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE HAS ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY NEARLY EVERYWHERE THAT IT IS ENCOUNTERED
Comment (Location): ALONG JACKSON HILL NEAR CUSTER/PUEBLO COUNTY LINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Commodity): NO VISIBLE MINERALIZATION; DISSEMINATED
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., A78, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 119.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBOS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022
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