The Gem Dandy Prospect is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 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: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.45667, -105.78333
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Gem Dandy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gem Dandy Prospect
Secondary: Jim Dandy Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
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
Year: 1971
Time Period: 1950'S-1971
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.21% U308, 0.01% V205
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1971
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, Kenosha Mountains, South Park
Type: L
Description: Elkhorn Thrust, Fault Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TO 0.17% U308
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW OF KENOSHA PASS NORTH OF DAKE LAKE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
References
Reference (Deposit): GALLAGHER, G.L., 1976, URANIUM FAVORABILITY OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS IN THE BADGER FLATS-ELKHORN THRUST AREA, PARK AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: US ERDA REPORT GJBX-55 (76), 30 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. 366
Reference (Production): NELSON-MOORE, J.L. (1978)
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