The A-C Property is a aluminum mine located in Conejos county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 37.4, -106.59000
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A-C Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: A-C Property
Secondary: Alamosa Creek Property
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Conejos
District: Summitville
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: State Lease
Type: Federal Lease
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1972
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. RECORD 040 PRIMARY LAND USE ALSO INCLUDES MINERAL ORIENTED U REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N DEPOSIT IN BEAVER CO., UTAH. RECORD 160-SHIPPING POINT A-C PLANT,ASSUME NEAR SUMMITVILLE, ESTIMATED 7 YRS. WOULD BE NEEDED TO BRING PROPERTY TO PRODUC GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. SEPT. 1976 -ASSUME EARTH SCIENCES HAS DROPPED INTEREST IN THIS DEPOSIT. LAST INPUT SEPT.13, 1976.
References
Reference (Deposit): RECORD 020, 021, 022, REF. E&MJ, SEPT. 1974.
Reference (Deposit): REF:MINOBRAS 1974
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