Columbine Nos. 1-4 Claims

The Columbine Nos. 1-4 Claims is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Rio Blanco county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,399 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: Columbine Nos. 1-4 Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  Rio Blanco

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 40.11389, -107.67778

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Columbine Nos. 1-4 Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Columbine Nos. 1-4 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Rio Blanco
District: Coal Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: White River Uplift, Axial Basin Arch

Type: L
Description: Danforth Hills Anticline, Sulphur Creek Syncline, Unnamed Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Production): 298 TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED BY 1971, AT GRADES OF 0.52% U308 AND 1.44% V205, PRODUCING 3,084 LBS. OF U308 AND 8,577 LBS OF V205 (NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978).


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. 378-379

Reference (Deposit): TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-972, 1: 250,000.


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