The Redskin Claims is a mine located in Park county, Colorado.
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Redskin Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Redskin Claims
Secondary: Redskin Mines
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Park
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Redskin Mines
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Quartz
Unknown: Torbernite
Unknown: Uraninite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Sillimanite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCK T NO. 6034, DATED 1959. T PRODUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT WAS A STOCKPILE 1.5 TO ORE AVERAGING ABOUT 1.0% U308. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT A CLAIM, LOCATION, AND EXPLORATION MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CONCL ASSISTANCE FOR A LIMITED EXPLORATION PROGRAM BE GRANTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE
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