The Goermer Lease is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.72917, -105.60778
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Goermer Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goermer Lease
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Guffey District
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
Year: 1966
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.28% U308, 0.59% V205
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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, Front Range, Guffey Volcanic Center
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1982 EDITION
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 366
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 PRODUCTION RECORDS
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