Vona Mae Claims

The Vona Mae Claims is a ree and thorium mine located in Larimer county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,161 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: Vona Mae Claims

Commodity

Primary: REE
Primary: Thorium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Larimer
District: Poudre Park Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith

Type: L
Description: Poudre River Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.01% Y2O3, 0.2% THO2, 0.5% CE2O3, 0.5% LA2O3, 0.5% RB2O3

Materials

Ore: Monazite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 105-FT PROSPECT TUNNEL

Comment (Location): NORTH OF CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON QUARTER CORNER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1980)

References

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 31

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