The Farmer Girl is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,604 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,604 Feet (1,708 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.4161, -108.84080
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Farmer Girl MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Farmer Girl
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mendisco And Urralburu
Company ID: 501149
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Richards And Richards
Company ID: 501149
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: 1930
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 (Production): PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1966 TO 1972 IS AVAILABLE FROM 1966 TO OWNER ADDRESS: BOX 608, NUCLA, 81424. OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOX 196, NATURITA, COLO. 81422. THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES F GROSS VALUE OF THE ORE PRODUCED, DEVELOPMENT COST AND HAULAG DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST 1-6-74 5829.04 413.23 1864.98 2-6-74 576.92 44.99 69.80
References
Reference (Deposit): THE DATA CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT COMES FROM THE STATE BUREA
Reference (Deposit): MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.
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