Airborne Anomaly B17-94

The Airborne Anomaly B17-94 is a mine located in Moffat 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

Name: Airborne Anomaly B17-94  

State:  Colorado

County:  Moffat

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.4694, -107.93330

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Airborne Anomaly B17-94 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Airborne Anomaly B17-94


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Moffat
District: Juniper Springs


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

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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: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


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 (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2197, DATED 1954. RADIOACTIVITY: AVERAGE 20 FOOT THICK SECTION WAS 3.5XBG; MAXIMUM WAS 22.5XBG IN 6 I LAYER. RADIOACTIVITY OCCURS IN INTERBEDDED SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE LENSES. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A LOCATION SKETCH MAP. AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, JUNIPER HOT SP


References

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