A-C Property

The A-C Property is a aluminum mine located in Conejos county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,001 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: A-C Property  

State:  Colorado

County:  Conejos

Elevation: 12,001 Feet (3,658 Meters)

Commodity: Aluminum

Lat, Long: 37.4, -106.59000

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A-C Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: A-C Property
Secondary: Alamosa Creek Property


Commodity

Primary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Tertiary: Potassium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Conejos
District: Summitville


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: State Lease
Type: Federal Lease


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Bench (Berm)
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Discovery Year: 1972
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Alunite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. RECORD 040 PRIMARY LAND USE ALSO INCLUDES MINERAL ORIENTED U REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N DEPOSIT IN BEAVER CO., UTAH. RECORD 160-SHIPPING POINT A-C PLANT,ASSUME NEAR SUMMITVILLE, ESTIMATED 7 YRS. WOULD BE NEEDED TO BRING PROPERTY TO PRODUC GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. SEPT. 1976 -ASSUME EARTH SCIENCES HAS DROPPED INTEREST IN THIS DEPOSIT. LAST INPUT SEPT.13, 1976.


References

Reference (Deposit): RECORD 020, 021, 022, REF. E&MJ, SEPT. 1974.

Reference (Deposit): REF:MINOBRAS 1974


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