The Big Red 22 is a mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado at an elevation of 10,407 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: 10,407 Feet (3,172 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.5136, -106.38500
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Big Red 22 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Red 22
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: Tomichi
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
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Exxon Corp., U. S. A.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1959
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: Autunite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE BIG RED CLAIMS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACTIVELY EXPLORED BY COMPANY U.S.A. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN 196 1961 FROM WORKINGS CONSISTING OF A 50 FT SHAFT AND 100 FT DR MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO A FAULT ZONE TRENDIN AND DIPPING FROM 20-60 EAST EXXON CURRENTLY IS LEASING THE PROPERTY
References
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY OF THE MINE AREA IS GIVEN ON THE MAP GEOLOGY OF THE
Reference (Deposit): GARFIELD QUADRANGE IN U.S.GEOL. SURV. PROF. PAPER 289
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