The Helen Site is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,263 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
Elevation: 6,263 Feet (1,909 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 38.0553, -108.93560
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Helen Site MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Helen Site
Secondary: Helen #1 Ml-20
Secondary: Helen #3
Secondary: Helen Incline
Secondary: Helen #3 Ml-20
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
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: Church Ray K
Company ID: 570119
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: San Juan Leasing Co.
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY COULD BE MSHA.DBF, 1995, #0570119. HOWEVER A DIFFERENT COMPANY NAME IS LISTED. (SEE OWNERSHIP TABLE)
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE MAP REPOSITORY, DOCUMENTS, NOS. 403904 & 404062.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 1995.
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