Cotter Mill

The Cotter Mill is a molybdenum and uranium mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,620 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: Cotter Mill  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 5,620 Feet (1,713 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum, Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.4089, -105.25190

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Cotter Mill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cotter Mill


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Cotter Corp.
Company ID: 501732
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont


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): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE. INCLUDED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL). ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE RUNOFF WATER AND GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION FROM ORE STOCKPILE, TAILINGS, AND RAFFINATE CONTAINING HEAVY METALS.


References

Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 2-80, MSHA DATA

Reference (Deposit): STATE DIR MANFRS

Reference (Deposit): OWNR:COTTER COR. (1975)

Reference (Deposit): DIV MINES ACTIVE METAL/NONMETAL


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