Cliff House #4

The Cliff House #4 is a uranium mine located in Montezuma county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,948 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: Cliff House #4  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montezuma

Elevation: 5,948 Feet (1,813 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.3611, -108.80690

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Satelite image of the Cliff House #4

Cliff House #4 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cliff House #4


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montezuma


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

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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


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

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References

Reference (Deposit): REF:USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 481


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