The Yip Yip Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,644 feet.
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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: 6,644 Feet (2,025 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.27, -109.02580
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Yip Yip Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yip Yip Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS STAKED IN 1951 BY W.C. WEAVER. THE MINE WAS OPERATED IN 1952 AND 1953 BY THE DON DANVERS URANIUM CO. OF UTAH THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPENCUT ALONG THE LEDGE FORMED BY ORE BEARING SANDSTONE OF THE SALT WASH MEMBER. AN ADIT ENTER BASE OF THE SANDSTONE AND EXTENDS 50FEET. NEAR THE END A SEC DRIFT BRANHES OFF AND EXTENDS 60FT, AND ALONG ITS NORTHWEST ARE SEVERAL SMALL ROOMS. THE DEPOSIT COVERS AN AREA ABOUT 40 AND 100FT LONG. THE AVERAGE GRADE OF ORE PRODUCED WAS 1.46% AND 0.34% U308 THE KEY SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE YIP YIP MINE WAS USGS PAPER 508
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:CRIB,DC04037;MAS FILE REF:USGS PROF PAPER 508
Reference (Deposit): OWN:W.C. WEAVER,1951 OP:DON DANVERS URANIUM CO,
Reference (Deposit): AVG. GRADE:1.46% V205,0.34% U308
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