The Mercury-Alpine Mine is a uranium mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,579 feet.
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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: 12,579 Feet (3,834 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.0925, -105.65750
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Mercury-Alpine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mercury-Alpine Mine
Secondary: Mercury 1-5
Secondary: Alpine 1-5 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Hermit Pass Area
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
Owner Name: Col Tex.
Home Office: San Antonio, Tx .
Years: 1962 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Year Last Production: 1962
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: Sangre De Cristo Range
Type: L
Description: Cotton Lake Anticline, Gibson Peak Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF RITO ALTO CR. NEAR HERMIT PASS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Production): COLO. DIV MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPORT CITES 1962 PRODUCTION OF 37,830 LB URANIUM ORE
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. 392.
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
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