General Electric Ore Buying Station

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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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

Name: General Electric Ore Buying Station  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: General Electric Uranium Management Corp.
Company ID: 602995
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980


Production

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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

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA INSPECTION DATA, ADDED 3-21-80


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