Elk Van Tunnel and Uv Claims

The Elk Van Tunnel and Uv Claims is a mine located in Garfield county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,107 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Elk Van Tunnel and Uv Claims
Secondary: U V and Elk Van Claims

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Garfield

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Mascon Brothers
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 3360, DATED 1954. T CLAIMS ARE IN SECS. 29, 30, 31, AND 32, T. 4 S., R. 91 W. MI IS AVAILABLE ABOUT 25 MILES DISTANT AT RIFLE, COLO. AT THE T THE REPORT, PRODUCTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: NO PRODUCTION FROM UV PRODUCTION FROM ELK VAN CLAIMS WAS 10 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING U308 AND 2.15% V205. THE CLAIM CONTROLLER THEN WAS MID-CONTI URANIUM CORP., COLO. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE CLAIM AND LO MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE BE GR THE AEC PRINTOUT LISTS MASCON BROS. AS THE MOST RECENT CONTR OF ELK VAN TUNNEL.

References

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