The Fawn Springs Group is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.1817, -108.78610
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Fawn Springs Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fawn Springs Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James Pierce
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp., Mining And Metals Division
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Foreign Country(Ies)
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: BOX 1049, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. 81501 OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOX 56, NUCLA, COLO. 81424
References
Reference (Deposit): THE DATA IN THIS REPORT COMES FROM THE STATE BUREAU OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): OPERATOR'S REPORTS.
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