The Clyde J. Wright,Et.Al., Penion An is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,775 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
Elevation: 6,775 Feet (2,065 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.4083, -108.90420
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Clyde J. Wright,Et.Al., Penion An MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clyde J. Wright,Et.Al., Penion An
Secondary: Penion Group
Secondary: D Cedar Groups
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Federal Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1944
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): A 1953 DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE IN DMEA REPORT: DOCK ACCORDIND TO THE DMEA REPORT ABOUT 70 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 0.35% U308 AND 2.25% V205 WAS PRODUCED IN 1944. THE DMEA REP CONCLUDED THAT THE CHANCES OF FINDING ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC OR POOR AND THAT ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DMEA PROGRAM BE DENIED. MINE LOCATION MAPS, CLAIM MAPS AND PLAN VIEW MINE MAPS ARE AVA IN THE DMEA REPORT. IN 1953 THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED AND LEASED BY CLYDE WRITE, KEI WRIGHT, U.A.SMALL AND JESSE STEELE
References
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