The Unnamed Vanadium Occurrence is a vanadium mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,780 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: 9,780 Feet (2,981 Meters)
Commodity: Vanadium
Lat, Long: 37.65806, -105.35500
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Unnamed Vanadium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Vanadium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Red Wing Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif
Type: L
Description: Sierra Blanca Massif
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ORIGINAL LOCATION GIVEN AS 8 MILES SW FROM RED WING. ON TOPO MAP L OCATION IS 6.4 MILES SW OF RED WING. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR C OMMON SECTION CORNER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH -CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-558.
Reference (Deposit): CONSERV. DIV. COMP. DATA 4,63 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, REEL 1-25, DOC. 7717 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
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