The Three States Natural Gas Company Prospect is a uranium mine located in Montezuma county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,961 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,961 Feet (1,817 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.36333, -108.78750
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Three States Natural Gas Company Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three States Natural Gas Company Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montezuma
District: Mcelmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Ben Archibeque
Home Office: Mancos, Co.
Years: 1955 -
Owner Name: Three States Natural Gas Co.
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paradox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin
Type: L
Description: Mcelmo Dome, Unnamed Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.015, 0.019, 0.006% U3O8 (CHEM.), LT 0.1% V2O5
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.049, 0.028, 0.021% U3O8 (RADIOMETRIC)
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN ENTRADA SANDSTONE ALONG NE-TRENDING FAULT IN GRABEN ON SW FLANK OF MCELMO DOME. FAULT DISPLACES ENTRADA ON NW AGAINST SUMMERVILLE FM ON SE.
Comment (Workings): TWO SURFACE PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 63-64.
Reference (Deposit): EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.
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