The Trail is a thorium mine located in El Paso 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
Trail MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trail
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: 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
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): COUNTY 1958, 82 TONS
References
Reference (Deposit): COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANN. REPT. 1957
Reference (Deposit): USBM INFO CIRC. 8124
Reference (Deposit): MIN. RES. OF COLO, 1960, P. 394-395
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
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