Big Red 22

The Big Red 22 is a uranium mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.

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

Name: Big Red 22  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.51389, -106.38500

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Big Red 22 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Red 22


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Tomichi (Whitepine) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1960
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.36 % U


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: reverse fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Orthoquartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Autunite
Ore: Pitchblende


Comments

Comment (Development): Production from an inclined shaft.

Comment (Geology): Uranium mineralization in remnant of quartzite along reverse fault.

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY OF THE MINE AREA IS GIVEN ON THE MAP GEOLOGY OF THE GARFIELD QUADRANGE IN U.S.GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 289.

Comment (Location): Mine is about 8 miles north of Sargents, in the SW/4 SW/4 sec. 11, T 49 N, R 5 E. (CGS Bull. 40 says location is a mile west in SW/4 sec. 10.)

Comment (Production): In 1959-1960, 127 tons were mined at 0.22% U3O8 that contained 557 lb. U3O8. (CGS Bull. 40)


References

Reference (Deposit): AEC PRODUCTION RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): USBM PROD. RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): Nelson-Moore, J.L., Collins, D.B., and Hornbaker, A.L., 1978, Radioactive mineral occurrences of Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 40, 1054 p., 12 pl.

Reference (Deposit): Dings, M. G., and Robinson, C. S., 1957, Geology and ore deposits of the Garfield quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 289, 110 p.

Reference (Deposit): Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.


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