The Unk is a mine located in Montezuma county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,998 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,998 Feet (2,133 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.2311, -108.34330
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Unk MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unk
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Coal
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montezuma
District: Mc Elmo Creek
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Four Corners Uranium Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Carnotite
Unknown: Gypsum
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2229, DATED 1953. RADIOACTIVITY: 10XBG AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, PRODUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS; A SAM SHIPMENT OF 70 TONS ASSAYED .12% U308. MINERALIZATION IS CON ED IN CLAY ZONES AND FRACTURES ASSOCIATED WITH GYPSUM CRUSTI TIONS IN THE SANDSTONE. OWNER WAS LOCATED IN CORTEZ, COLORAD
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:CRIB NO. DC03602
Reference (Deposit): ALSO SECTION 12, 15, 31
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