La Salle Mine

The La Salle Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,010 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

Name: La Salle Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

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

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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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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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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