The Airborne Anomaly B17-129 is a uranium mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,850 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: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.84028, -107.85833
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Airborne Anomaly B17-129 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Airborne Anomaly B17-129
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Great Divide Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Washakie Basin
Type: L
Description: Washakie Basin
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANGE OF RADIOACTIVITY -0.025 TO 0.007 MR/HR
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY -0.015 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
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. P. 264.
Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 DEGREES X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972, 1:250,000
Reference (Deposit): A.E.C. PRELIM. RECON. REPT. ED-R-1563
Reference (Deposit): CRAIG, LAWRENCE C. AND OTHERS, 1980, NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION - CRAIG NTMS 10X20 QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: D.O.E. REPT. PGJ-017,
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