Ground Hog Mine

The Ground Hog Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ground Hog Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Charles Pickens 801 N. Market St. Cortez,Colo. 81321
Company ID: 501172
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Company ID: 501172
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: 1956
Discovery Year: 1940
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Uraninite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION,COLORADO 81501 THE GROUND HOG MINE IS LOCATED IN THE LONG PARK AREA OF THE MINERAL BELT. THE FIREBIRD MINE IS LOCATED 800 FEET FROM THE GROUND HOG MINE.

References

Reference (Deposit): URANIUM-MINING PRACTICES AND COSTS AT TEN SALT WASH LEASE OP

Reference (Deposit): OF UNION CARBIDE NUCLEAR CO.

Reference (Deposit): REFERENCE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 79

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