The Magpie Mine is a mine located in Moffat county, Colorado.
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Magpie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magpie Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Timberlake
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: Farnsworth, A. J.
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: 1933
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Manganite
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2207, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: 17XBG THE CLAIMS REPORTEDLY PRODUCED PLACER GOLD AND TUNGSTEN 1933 OWNER: A.J. FARNSWORTH, GREAT DIVIDE ROUTE, CRAIG, COLORADO. ORANGE TO BLACK GRAINS OF AN UNIDENTIFIED RADIOACTIVE MINERA 67XBG. AN 18-INCH TABULAR LAYER OF MANGANESE WAS EXPOSED IN THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, EAST TIMBE CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): MAS FILE OWNR:J. FARNSWORTH
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