Fryingpan Group

The Fryingpan Group is a mine located in Pitkin county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Fryingpan Group
Secondary: Fryingpan Claims

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Pitkin

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Located Claim
Type: Federal Lease

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

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Autunite
Unknown: Torbernite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 6059, DATED 1959. A TIME OF THE REPORT, PRODUCTION HAD BEEN 25 TONS OF AUTUNITE AVERAGING .17% U308. THE CLAIMS ARE IN SEC. 7, T. 9 S., R. 8 AND IN SECS. 12 AND 13, T. 9 S., R. 84 W., 6TH P.M. INCLUDED REPORT IS A LOCATION MAP. BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPLORATION WORK DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE BE DENIED.

References

Reference (Deposit): REF:MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO 1947

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