The Beth Group is a uranium mine located in Hinsdale county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,919 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: 11,919 Feet (3,633 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.05278, -107.45917
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Beth Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beth Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Hinsdale
District: Uncompahgre Peak 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
Owner Name: J. C. Mullins
Home Office: Dallas, Tx.
Years: 1961 -
Owner Name: Dale Dunkle
Home Office: Grand Junction, Co.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Year: 1961
Time Period: 1958-1961
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.20% U308
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression
Type: L
Description: San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: STEVEN AND OTHERS' (1977) GRAB SAMPLE FROM PORTAL OF CAVED ADIT CONTAINED 4% AL, 0.1% CA, 0.6% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.02% MN, 0.2% TI, 20 PPM CU, 1500 PPM PB, LT 70 PPM ZR, TRACE AU, 0.1 OZ/TON AG, 0.01% PB (ATOMIC ABSORPTION), 0.07% U308.
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Pitchblende
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE LIES ON FAR SOUTH SLOPE OF UNCOMPAHGRE PEAK NEAR HEAD OF EL PASO CREEK AND BELOW PACK TRAIL (FROM STEVEN AND OTHERS, 1977, PL. 3). UNPATENTED CLAIMS LIE GENERALLY SOUTH OF PEAK BUT TOTAL EXTENT IS UNKNOWN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Deposit): SMALL RHYOLITE BODY INTRUDES CRYSTAL LAKE TUFF ON NORTH SIDE OF UNCOMPAHGRE CALDERA IN MOAT-FILL SEQUENCE. INTRUSION IS ONE IN ENE-WSW-TRENDING CHAIN OF INTRACALDERA INTRUSIONS RELATED TO LAKE CITY POSTCOLLAPSE FILLING AND RING-FAULT INTRUSIONS. NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (1978) DESCRIBE URANIUM OCCURRING IN FRACTURES OR STOCKWORKS ALONG MARGIN OF INTRUSION.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT; ONE ADIT DRIVEN GENERALLY NORTH, EXTENT UNKNOWN; DIAMOND DRILL HOLES
References
Reference (Deposit): STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STUDY AREAS CONTIGUOUS TO THE UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1391-E, P. 83, 110-111, PLS. 1,3
Reference (Deposit): LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
Reference (Deposit): FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1968, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-C, P. 37.
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.
Reference (Production): NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 179
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 179.
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