George Avery Ranch

The George Avery Ranch is a mine located in Pueblo county, Colorado.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: George Avery Ranch

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pueblo
District: Canyon City 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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont

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): INFORMATION FROM PRR-2345, DATED 1954. AT THAT TIME WORKINGS 100 FT. TUNNEL, 45 FT. SHAFT, 12 FOOT CROSSCUT. AT THE TIME, TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED TO VITRO CHEMICAL CO OF UTAH; T ASSAYED .13%U308. OWNER ADDRESS: CLIFF AND CREEK URANIUM CO. RALPH YOUNG, INDEPENDENCE BLDG., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. AN EARLIER, PRE-PRODUCTION PRR REPORT HAD THE FOLLOWING INFO PRR REPORT-2346, DATED 1953. RADIOACTIVITY: 250XBG MAXIMUM, AVERAGE. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IS A SKETCH LOCATION MAP. OWNER ADDRESS: CHARLES AVERY LYTLE ROAD COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO THE AVERY RANCH PROPERTY IS ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO

References

Reference (Deposit): REF: MAS

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