Rimrock Blues 2

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

Name: Rimrock Blues 2  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

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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