Batterson Lode

The Batterson Lode is a uranium mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,241 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: Batterson Lode

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Manhattan District

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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith

Type: L
Description: Elkhorn Creek Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.05 MR/HR, RANGE TO 0.2 MR/HR

Materials

Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): BETWEEN MANHATTAN CREEK AND ELKHORN CREEK ABOUT 1.9 MILES NE OF MA NHATTAN. ELEV AND LAT-LONG ARE FOR CENTER NE SEC. 16. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1980

Comment (Deposit): SOOTY PITCHBLENDE ASSOCIATED WITH BLEBS OF PYRITE IN N 70 E-TREND ING QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): 30-FT-DEEP SHAFT

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40,

Reference (Deposit): KUEHNEL, F.W., AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT. DEB-PRR-C-1618

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