The Virginia No. 14 Mine is a uranium mine located in Las Animas county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,601 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: 11,601 Feet (3,536 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.28833, -105.14583
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Virginia No. 14 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia No. 14 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Las Animas
District: La Veta District
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
Year: 1960
Material type: ORE U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.05 % U3o8
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Model Name: Sandstone U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Culebra Massif
Type: L
Description: Wagon Mesa Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SLOPE OF TRINCHERA PEAK. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR CENTER SEC. 6. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) (1975)
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 216.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.
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