The Rare Earth Special No 4 is a mine located in Custer county, Colorado.
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Rare Earth Special No 4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rare Earth Special No 4
Commodity
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Lawerence Knobbe
Home Office: Kansas
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Ray Claflin
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Friedelite
Unknown: Fersmannite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Barite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE OWN: RAY CLAFLIN
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