Dry Creek Prospect

The Dry Creek Prospect is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Dry Creek Prospect  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.4478, -108.08610

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Dry Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dry Creek Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Wayne Andrews
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


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

Unknown: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2233, DATED 1955. A PICKED SAMPLE ASSAY U308 WITH A RADIOACTIVITY OF 3XBG MAXIMUM. THE MINE CONTROLL WAYNE ANDREWS WAS LOCATED AT OLATHE, COLORADO. INCLUDED IN REPORT IS A SKETCH LOCATION MAP. THE CLAIMS ARE IN SECS. 3,4 T. 48 N., R. 11 W., N.W.D.C.


References

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Colorado Mining Photos

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