The Unknown is a thorium mine located in Custer county, Colorado.
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Unknown MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEINS 10 FT. WIDE, ASSOC. MIN: RARE EARTHS, IRON OXIDES, QTZ, BARITE, CARB. MIN., PYRITE, GALENA, FLUORITE
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLES 0.2-12.5 PERCENT TH02
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ-596, 1968
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