The Horn Property is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 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: 11,201 Feet (3,414 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.45417, -105.91667
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Horn Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horn Property
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Kenosha 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Park Range, Williams Range, Tenmile Range
Type: L
Description: Large Nw-Trending Faults-Elkhorn Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANGE OF RADIOACTIVITY 150-1200 CPS
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND 150 CPS
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; SOUTH OF GEORGIA PASS, NEAR MICHIGAN LAKE ALONG MICHIGAN CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Development): THE WORKINGS HERE ARE PROBABLY OLD ONES LEFT FROM GOLD AND/OR SILVER EXPLORATION (LATE 1800'S?).
Comment (Deposit): OTHER MINE WORKINGS ON SUMMIT COUNTY SIDE OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE PROBABLY ARE VERY SIMILAR AND/OR RELATED DEPOSITS
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PITS, 3 ADITS
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. 367
Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000
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