East Mine

The East Mine is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: East Mine
Secondary: Kathy Jo and Irishmans Dream

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Cochetopa District

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

Owner Name: Gunnison Mining Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2368, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: 9XBG M ASSAYS OF SAMPLES AVERAGED ABOUT .22% U308. AT THE TIME, ONE ORE BODY HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERED. THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP FO AREA IS RAZOR CREEK DOME.

References

Reference (Deposit): REFERENCE; GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT,1959; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,VOL. 54, NO.1

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