The Unidentified Monazite Occurrence is a uranium and ree mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,439 feet.
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
Elevation: 9,439 Feet (2,877 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, REE
Lat, Long: 38.86556, -106.04722
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Unidentified Monazite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Monazite Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Trout Creek 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: R
Description: Southern Mosquito Range
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Euxenite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF TROUT CREEK AND HWY 24-285 NEAR HEAD OF MCGEE GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS, SHAFT IN AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R.L. 1963, NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM IN THE UNIT ED STATES: USGS MAP MR-36
Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, STEVEN, T.A., HAIL, W.J., JR., MOENCH, R.H., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761, 1:250000
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