Penny Ante Claim

The Penny Ante Claim is a thorium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,081 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: Penny Ante Claim  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 8,081 Feet (2,463 Meters)

Commodity: Thorium

Lat, Long: 38.26194, -105.29917

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Penny Ante Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Penny Ante Claim


Commodity

Primary: Thorium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Wet Mountains Area; Mckinley Mountain 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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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: Thorium-rare-earth veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Wet Mountains

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Shear Zones


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION ON EAST SIDE OF HWY 227 ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HWY 143. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D. 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525


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