The Rara Avis is a mine located in Gilpin county, Colorado.
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Rara Avis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rara Avis
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gilpin
District: Central City
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: 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: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1850, DATED 1953. THE MINE WORKINGS, AN ACCESSIBLE TUNNEL, WERE REPORTED TO CUT THE RARA AVIS VEIN. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A TERTIARY AGE VEIN. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERAGE 45XBG. A GRAB SAMPLE FROM THE DUMP ASSAYED .59% U308. THE AR COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, CENTRAL CITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS FILE
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