Aec Lease Tract Unit C-G-26a

The Aec Lease Tract Unit C-G-26a is a mine located in Mesa county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,204 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

Name: Aec Lease Tract Unit C-G-26a  

State:  Colorado

County:  Mesa

Elevation: 6,204 Feet (1,891 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.6211, -108.86580

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Aec Lease Tract Unit C-G-26a MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aec Lease Tract Unit C-G-26a


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Mesa
District: Uravan


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Federal Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Louis B Foster
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
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): THE RESERVE ESTIMATE IS THE ROYALTY BID QUANTITY AMOUNT ESTA BY THE AEC FOR EACH LEASE TRACT. THIS ROYALTY BID QUANTITY BASED ON AEC ESTIMATING PROCEDURES AND INCLUDES AEC ESTIMA RESERVES PLUS 0-50% OF THE POTENTIAL ORE TONNAGES FOR THE TRACT. AEC LEASE TRACT C-G-26A HAS PRODUCED 21290 DRY TONS OF 0.36% 2.03%V. AEC OPEN FILE REPORTS HAVE DRILL LOG DATA AND DRI LOCATIONS. TRACT LOCATED IN SECS 3, 4, AND 9. TRACT BORD BLUE RIBBON 18-20, RADIUM 4-7, MAVERICK GROUP, SMALL SPOT, DAY, TRIUMPH, GREAT HESPER, SUNFLOWER, ETC.


References

Reference (Deposit): MAS PRINT OUT OWN MORRISON FM

Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS 6-79


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