The Radium, Elmer, & Nelson Veins is a lead, silver, and uranium mine located in Boulder county, Colorado.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.97889, -105.58583
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Radium, Elmer, & Nelson Veins MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Radium, Elmer, & Nelson Veins
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Caribou
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PB-AG ORE PRODUCED FROM ELMER AND NELSON VEINS, PITCHBLENDE FROM RADIUM. MINERAL SUITES OF ALL ARE SIMILAR EXCEPT FOR PITCHBLENDE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, ARGENTITE, AND RUBY SILVER.
Comment (Deposit): RADIUM VEIN IS ONLY OCCURANCE OF URANIUM IN CARIBOU MINES. PART OF CARIBOU GROUP.
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE AND OTHERS, 1957, USGS BULL 1030-N, PG. 544 AND PLATES 35, 36, 37, 40.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
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