The G.R. Acton Property is a uranium mine located in Bent county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.65139, -103.28556
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G.R. Acton Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: G.R. Acton Property
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Bent
District: Ninaview 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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift
Type: L
Description: Muddy Creek Monocline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calcite, Iron Oxide
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE OF SILICIFIED DINOSAUR BONE CONTAINED ESTIMATED 0.01 % EQUIV U. BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.015 MR/HR, RANGE TO 0.028 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION APPARENTLY CONTAINED IN DINOSAUR BONE FRAGMENTS.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT, CAVED
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. 79
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