The Sunbeam Group is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,302 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: 5,302 Feet (1,616 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3411, -108.73330
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Sunbeam Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunbeam Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Olney, George
Company ID: 501065
Home Office: Box 94, Naturita, Co 81422
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Company ID: 501065
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
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 (Production): PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1959 TO 1972 AVAILABLE IN BACK UP FILE. .2% U AND 1.0% V PRODUCED IN 1972. LOCATED 7 MI. S. OF URAVAN IN EAGLE BASIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS REPORTS.
Reference (Deposit): OWN-OP:UNION CARBIDE CORP. REF:7.5 QUAD MAP
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