Anal No. 1 Mine

The Anal No. 1 Mine is a vanadium and uranium mine located in Huerfano county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,061 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: Anal No. 1 Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Huerfano

Elevation: 8,061 Feet (2,457 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.87611, -105.24583

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Anal No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Anal No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Buckhorn
Secondary: Mitzy
Secondary: M.P. Nos. 1-9
Secondary: Security Exploration Co. Claim
Secondary: Virginia-Verna


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Huerfano
District: Gardner 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

Year: 1955
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.28 % U308, 0.55 % V205


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sandstone U


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Raton Basin Trough

Type: L
Description: La Veta Syncline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.03 MR/HR BACKGROUND, RANGES 2.5 TO +5 MR/HR


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ORIGINAL LISTING INCLUDED SECS. 04, 05, 08, 09, 10, 16. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF SEC. 17. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Deposit): LIMONITE-STAINED CARBONACEOUS SHALE INTERBEDDED WITH SMALL LENSES OF MED- TO CRSE-GRAINED ARKOSIC SANDSTONE.


References

Reference (Production): NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 182.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.


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