The Last Chance Prospect is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,360 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: 9,360 Feet (2,853 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.05611, -105.49111
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Last Chance Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Last Chance Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Badger Flats 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats
Type: L
Description: Badger Flats Fault, Round Mountain Syncline, Elkhorn Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TO 0.33% U308
Analytical Data: 0.8-2000 PPM EQUIVALENT U
Materials
Gangue: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SLOPE OF BADGER MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Workings): PITS, DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEORGE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P.
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE AND WOBUS, R.A., 1975, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SW QUARTER OF THE DENVER 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE MAP 75-340 1:250,000 & &
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. 367-368
Reference (Production): GALLAGHER, G.L., 1976
Reference (Deposit): GALLAGHER, G.L., 1976, URANIUM FAVORABILITY OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS IN THE BADGER FLATS-ELKHORN THRUST AREA, PARK AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USERDA REPORT GJBX-55 (76), 30 P.
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