The White Earth District is a iron and vermiculite mine located in Gunnison county, Colorado.
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White Earth District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Earth District
Secondary: Powderhorn District
Secondary: North Star MS 2503
Secondary: Black Metallic MS 2504
Secondary: Galena MS 2505
Secondary: Iron King MS 2506
Secondary: Iowa MS 2625
Secondary: Horseshoe MS 2625
Secondary: Centre MS 2625
Secondary: Road Side Nos. 1-6 MS 5898
Secondary: Southeast Side MS 5898
Secondary: East Side No. 1 MS 5898
Secondary: Elkhorn MS 5898
Secondary: Apex MS 5898
Secondary: Apex Nos. 2-3 MS 5898
Secondary: North Side No. 1 MS 5898
Secondary: Cariboo MS 5898
Secondary: Summit MS 5898
Secondary: Sunnyside Nos. 1-4 MS 5898
Secondary: Crown Point Nos. 1-6 MS 5898
Secondary: Napoleon MS 5898
Secondary: Napoleon No. 2 MS 5898
Secondary: Oley MS 5898
Secondary: West Wing MS 5898
Secondary: South Side No. 1 and Nos. 3-6 MS 5898
Secondary: Hidden Treasure MS 5898
Secondary: Jumbo MS 5898
Secondary: Smuggler MS 5898
Secondary: Mountain Star MS 5898
Secondary: Silver Spray MS 5898
Secondary: Iron Clad MS 5898
Secondary: Sampson Nos. 1-4 MS 5898
Secondary: Deldorita Nos. 1-3 MS 5898
Secondary: New Discovery MS 20703
Secondary: New Discovery Nos. 1-3 MS 20703
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Vermiculite
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Zeolites
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Gunnison
District: POWDERHORN DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: HUMPHREYS MINERAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Home Office: DENVER
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: RAYMOND KAISER ENGINEERS, INC.
Home Office: OAKLAND, CA
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: BUTTES OIL AND GAS CO.
Home Office: OAKLAND, CA
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: CARBONATITE, MAGMATIC SEGREGATION; DISSEMINATION; DISCORDANT INTRUSIVE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATE; WEATHERING RESIDUAL
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1961
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: GUNNISON UPLIFT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD
Type: L
Description: IRON HILL ALKALIC COMPLEX, CIMARRON FAULT, POWDERHORN STOCK
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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