G.R. Acton Property

The G.R. Acton Property is a uranium mine located in Bent county, Colorado at an elevation of 4,501 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: G.R. Acton Property

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Bent
District: Ninaview 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Raton Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift

Type: L
Description: Muddy Creek Monocline

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Calcite, Iron Oxide

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE OF SILICIFIED DINOSAUR BONE CONTAINED ESTIMATED 0.01 % EQUIV U. BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.015 MR/HR, RANGE TO 0.028 MR/HR

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION APPARENTLY CONTAINED IN DINOSAUR BONE FRAGMENTS.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PIT, CAVED

References

Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 79

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