Rock Hat Claim

The Rock Hat Claim is a mine located in Eagle 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

Name: Rock Hat Claim  

State:  Colorado

County:  Eagle

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.8992, -106.61310

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Rock Hat Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Hat Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Eagle
District: Yarmony


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dale And Ronald Tucker
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Wyoming Basin


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Muscovite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM PRR-1763, DATED 1954. RADIOMETRIC ANOMALIES 5 MR/HR. MINERALIZATION HAS BEEN FOUND IN MICACEOUS SHALE LY ANGULAR NONCONFORMITY BENEATH THE SAWATCH SANDSTONE. THE TOP IS THE MOST RADIOACTIVE.


References

Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS OCT 1976 FILE


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