Brown Derby Dike No. 1

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

Name: Brown Derby Dike No. 1  

State:  Colorado

County:  Gunnison

Elevation:

Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE

Lat, Long: 38.53667, -106.62944

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Satelite image of the Brown Derby Dike No. 1

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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