Silver Chief

The Silver Chief is a mine located in San Miguel 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Chief

Commodity

Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Uravan

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

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DATA OBTAINED FROM PRR 2437 DATE EXAMINED: 1953 RADIOACTIVITY: 2 X B.G. ABOUT 600 FT OF OLD WORKINGS PARTIALLY CAVED

References

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