The General Electric Ore Buying Station is a uranium mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,256 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,256 Feet (1,602 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.2306, -108.60030
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General Electric Ore Buying Station MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: General Electric Ore Buying Station
Secondary: General Electric Ore Buying Statio
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: General Electric Uranium Management Corp.
Company ID: 602995
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA INSPECTION DATA, ADDED 3-21-80
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