The Airborne Anomaly B17-90 is a mine located in Moffat county, Colorado.
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Airborne Anomaly B17-90 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Airborne Anomaly B17-90
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Juniper Springs
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin
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
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2189, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: 4XBG M IN 8 INCH BED; UNDERLAIN BY 17XBG MAXIMUM IN 18 INCH BED. BO ARE FINE-GRAINED SANDSTONE ON UNCLAIMED PUBLIC DOMAIN. BEDS COVERED BY HEAVY SOIL MANTLE. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A LO SKETCH MAP. THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, JUN HOT SPRINGS.
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