The Bobtail is a mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado.
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Mine Info
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Bobtail MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobtail
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Idarado Mining Co., Ouray, Co 81427
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION- 2 MILES EAST OF TELLURIDE, CO; 13 MILES SOUTH OF O COLORADO. FORMATION- CUTLER; SAN JUAN TUFF; TELLURIDE CONGLOMERATE. PRODUCTS- GOLD, SILVER, LEAD, ZINC, COPPER.
References
Reference (Deposit): FOLLOWING DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES OPERATOR REPORT, 1
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