Arrowhead #1

The Arrowhead #1 is a uranium mine located in Eagle county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,200 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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