Uranium Girl

The Uranium Girl is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

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: Uranium Girl  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.31667, -109.03333

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Uranium Girl MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Uranium Girl


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: La Sal Creek


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Name: Salt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 530


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