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Hass 1-12 Prospects

The Hass 1-12 Prospects is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,859 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

Name: Hass 1-12 Prospects

State:  Colorado

County:  Park

Elevation: 9,859 Feet (3,005 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.75833, -105.66833

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Hass 1-12 Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hass 1-12 Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey 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

Not available

Production

Year: 1960
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.10% U3o8 Yielding 32 Lbs U3o8

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1960
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Production): ALL PRODUCTION FROM HASS NO. 1

Comment (Geology): USAEC REPORTS THIS PRODUCTION AS COMING FROM THE TALLAHASSEE CREEK CONGLOMERATE; ONLY THIRTYNINE MILE ANDESITE IS REPORTED ON THE GEOLOGIC MAP

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 367.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. AEC, 1971, PRODUCTION RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.

Reference (Production): USAEC, 1971, PRODUCTION RECORDS

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