Airborne Anomaly B17-112

The Airborne Anomaly B17-112 is a uranium mine located in Moffat county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,041 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: Airborne Anomaly B17-112  

State:  Colorado

County:  Moffat

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 40.76778, -107.81889

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Airborne Anomaly B17-112 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Airborne Anomaly B17-112


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Great Divide 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

Not available


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Washakie Basin

Type: L
Description: Washakie Basin


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RANGE OF RADIOACTIVITY -0.03 TO 0.05 MR/HR
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY -0.02 MR/HR


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Location): ANOMALY LIES ON THE TOP OF A NORTH-SOUTH-TRENDING RIDGE IN A TREELESS REGION OF MODERATELY DISSECTED, ROLLING HILLS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MINING WAS CARRIED OUT.


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. 260

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): A.E.C. PRELIM. RECON. REPT. ED-R-1524.


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