The La Salle Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,010 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,010 Feet (1,832 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3567, -108.76310
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La Salle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: La Salle Mine
Secondary: La Salle Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: La Salle Mining Co
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1948
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 (Deposit): THE LA SALLE MINING COMPANY WAS THE LAST REPORTED OWNER. THE LA SALLE MINE IS LOCATED ON CLUB MESA, 3.5 MILES WEST OF THERE IS A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE LA SALLE MINE DURING ONE PEAK YEARS OF OPERATION (1954) AND ITS MINING COSTS IN THE B OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8015.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:COLO. BU. OF MINES 1960 RPT.
Reference (Deposit): OP:LA SALLE MINING CO.,1960 REF:MAS FILE
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