New Discovery

The New Discovery 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: New Discovery
Secondary: White Spur
Secondary: Barbara Jo Claim

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Lower San Miguel District

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

Owner Name: Mr. Boyd Robinson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

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: 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

Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Uralian Emerald
Unknown: Soda Niter
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Enargite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DATA OBTAINED FROM PRR 2442 DATE EXAMINED: 1951 OWNER ADDRESS: PLACERVILLE COLO. URANIUM MINERALS OCCUR ON HANGINGWALL OF A CARBONATE VEIN RADIOACTIVITY: 20-50 X B.G. THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 USGS MAP, LITTLE CONE.

References

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