The Rimrock Blues 2 is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,004 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: 6,004 Feet (1,830 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.19, -108.82060
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Rimrock Blues 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rimrock Blues 2
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 5
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 6e
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 9
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 6 & 14
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 12
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 20
Secondary: Rim Rock Blues Group
Secondary: Rimrock Blues 15 & 16
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: Union Carbide Corp.
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
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: Uraninite
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Location): THE RIMROCK BLUES CONSISTS OF 8 ADJACENT MINING PROPERTI RIMROCK BLUES 2, 5, 6E, 9, 6 & 14, 12, 15 & 16, AND 20. THEY LOCATED 26 MI. S.W. OF NATURITA, IN BULL CANYON, SEC. 1, 2, ONE OF THE OPERATORS IS RICHARD STARKS SR., BOX 134, NATURIT PRODUCTION DATA FOR 1966, 1970, AND 1974 AVAILABLE IN BACKUP SAMPLE ASSAY- .15% U308 DEPOSIT- 3 FT. THICK (AVERAGE). GROUND SUPPORT- SQUARE SETS, POSTS AND CAPS, PILLARS, ROOF
References
Reference (Deposit): FOLLOWING DATA FROM COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF 1970:
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