The Brown Derby Dike No. 1 is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, and ree mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
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:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE
Lat, Long: 38.53667, -106.62944
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Brown Derby Dike No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Derby Dike No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Quartz Creek Pegmatite District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Microlite
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COLUMBITE - TANTALITE 1.4 PER CENT BY VOLUME IN CORE, IN CRYSTALS 0.25 TO 1 INCH ACROSS
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ AND TRITES, 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZ CREEK PEGMATITES, USGS PROF. PAPER 265
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