Town House Mine

The Town House Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Montrose 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: Town House Mine

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.39972, -108.76778

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Satelite image of the Town House Mine

Town House Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Town House Mine
Secondary: Lynx
Secondary: Ruth Ellen
Secondary: Austin


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE APPROXIMATED USING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S GGWL (GEOGRAPHIC WELL LOCATOR) PROGRAM FOR THE FOOTAGE CALL: T48N R17W SECTION 20, 2640 FT N, 2640 FT E.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP-58

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-17

Reference (Deposit): BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69


Colorado Mining Photos

Placer mines at Cripple Creek, Colorado ca. 1892

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