Mike's Mine

The Mike's Mine is a uranium mine located in Las Animas county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,449 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: Mike's Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Las Animas

Elevation: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.63611, -103.16667

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Mike's Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mike's Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Colorado
County: Las Animas
District: Ninaview Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift

Type: L
Description: Muddy Creek Monocline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite, Hematite, Azurite


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.02 MR/HR BACKGROUND
Analytical Data: TO 2.0 MR/HR MEASURED


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF DRY CREEK. LOCATION SOMEWHAT QUESTIONABLE BUT APPARENTLY ON BORDER BETWEEN SECS. 5 AND 6.


References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; CGS BULL. 40, P. 215-216.

Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., 1968, GEOLOGIC AND STRUCTURE CONTOUR MAP OF THE LA JUNTA QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP 1-560.


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