Horn Property

The Horn Property is a uranium mine located in Park county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Horn Property

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE

Location

State: Colorado
County: Park
District: Kenosha Pass Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Park Range, Williams Range, Tenmile Range

Type: L
Description: Large Nw-Trending Faults-Elkhorn Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RANGE OF RADIOACTIVITY 150-1200 CPS
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND 150 CPS

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; SOUTH OF GEORGIA PASS, NEAR MICHIGAN LAKE ALONG MICHIGAN CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Development): THE WORKINGS HERE ARE PROBABLY OLD ONES LEFT FROM GOLD AND/OR SILVER EXPLORATION (LATE 1800'S?).

Comment (Deposit): OTHER MINE WORKINGS ON SUMMIT COUNTY SIDE OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE PROBABLY ARE VERY SIMILAR AND/OR RELATED DEPOSITS

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PITS, 3 ADITS

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 367

Reference (Deposit): BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000

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