The Dorothy O Claim is a mine located in El Paso county, Colorado.
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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
Dorothy O Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dorothy O Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: El Paso
District: St. Peters Dome
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Reed Jr., B. F.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Uraninite
Unknown: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1784, DATED 1954. RADIOMETRIC ANOMALY: XBG. THE DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SMALL PODS OF ORE LOCATED SPORA IN PEGMATITE DIKES. THE CLAIMS WERE THEN CONTROLLED BY B.F. JR., 827 E&C BLDG., DENVER, CO. THE AREA IS COVERED ON THE U 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, MANITOU SPRINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE
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