The Arrowhead #1 is a uranium mine located in Eagle county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 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: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.7058, -106.52810
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Arrowhead #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arrowhead #1
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Eagle
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Mined: 2.720 mt
Material type: 3 tons at 0.22% U305, and 0.15% V205, produced 13 lbs U308 and 9 lbs V205
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Deposit Type: Sandstone U
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Sandstone U
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MAP REPO #406004
Reference (Deposit): MAS OCT 1976 FILE
Reference (Deposit): Kuehnel, F.W., 1956, Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports, Eagle County, Colorado
Reference (Production): Production Records,1966, Colorado. U.S.A.E.C.
Reference (General): U.S.G.S. 1977, CRIB File
Reference (General): Nelson-Moore, J.L., Collins, D.B., and Hornbaker, A.L., 1978, Radioactive mineral occurrences of Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 40, 1054 p.
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