Brushy Basin #1

The Brushy Basin #1 is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,726 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: Brushy Basin #1  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation: 6,726 Feet (2,050 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.2553, -109.05530

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Brushy Basin #1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brushy Basin #1


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. I. Schumacher
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1952
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


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT OF THE BRUSHY BASIN MINE ACTUALLY IS A DESCRIPTI DEPOSITS 2000 FT APART KNOWN AS THE BRUSHY BASIN NO.1 AND NO THE NO.1 CONSISTS OF A SINGLE ADIT THAT IS ABOUT 50 FEET LON NO.2 CONSISTS OF A SHALLOW OPEN PIT THAT IS ABOUT 300FT LONG 175FT WIDE MINERALIZATION WAS POST TILTING OF THE URAVAN REGION AND PRE LARAMIDE OWNER ADDRESS: JOHN I. SCHUMACHER P.O. BOX 1808 GRAND JUNCTION,COLORADO 81501


References

Reference (Deposit): REF:CRIB,DC04036;BLM SUR MNGT QUADREF:USGS PROF PAPER 508;MA

Reference (Deposit): GRADE:1.57% V205,0.25% U308

Reference (Deposit): OWN:W.C. WEAVER,1952 OP:GREAT WESTERN URAN. COR


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