The Silver Chief is a mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado.
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Mine Info
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Silver Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Chief
Commodity
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Uravan
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DATA OBTAINED FROM PRR 2437 DATE EXAMINED: 1953 RADIOACTIVITY: 2 X B.G. ABOUT 600 FT OF OLD WORKINGS PARTIALLY CAVED
References
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