Little Dot

The Little Dot is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,102 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: Little Dot  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation: 6,102 Feet (1,860 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.2394, -108.78780

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Satelite image of the Little Dot

Little Dot MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Dot


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1969
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


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: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS MINE WAS ORIGINALLY PIT, LATER AN INCLINE. PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE FROM 1969-1971 IN BACKUP FILE. MINE LOCATED ON MONOGRAM BENCH, 17 MI. W. OF NATURITA ON HIG


References

Reference (Deposit): ALL DATA FROM STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORT

Reference (Deposit): OP:ORAL CLARK,1971


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