The Batterson Lode is a uranium mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,241 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: 8,241 Feet (2,512 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.74722, -105.57417
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Batterson Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Batterson Lode
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Manhattan 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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith
Type: L
Description: Elkhorn Creek Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.05 MR/HR, RANGE TO 0.2 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): BETWEEN MANHATTAN CREEK AND ELKHORN CREEK ABOUT 1.9 MILES NE OF MA NHATTAN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG ARE FOR CENTER NE SEC. 16. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980
Comment (Deposit): SOOTY PITCHBLENDE ASSOCIATED WITH BLEBS OF PYRITE IN N 70 E-TREND ING QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Workings): 30-FT-DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40,
Reference (Deposit): KUEHNEL, F.W., AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. DEB-PRR-C-1618
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