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Anal No. 1 Mine

Past Producer in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016547
MRDS ID DC01460
Record type Site
Current site name Anal No. 1 Mine
Alternate or previous names Buckhorn, Mitzy, M.P. Nos. 1-9, Security Exploration Co. Claim, Virginia-Verna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.2464, 37.87613 (WGS84)
Elevation 2457
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 8 MILES N 34 W FROM GARDNER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 025S 070W 17 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ORIGINAL LISTING INCLUDED SECS. 04, 05, 08, 09, 10, 16. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF SEC. 17. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 0.03 MR/HR BACKGROUND, RANGES 2.5 TO +5 MR/HR

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Farista Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Farisita Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Farisita Formation
    Rock description Farisita Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.2464, 37.87613
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Raton Basin Trough
Type of structure Local
Structure description La Veta Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1955
Year of last production 1955
Production years 1955

Mining district

District name Gardner Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.28 % U308, 0.55 % V205
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major V2O5 Ore Vanadium Vanadium 1wt-pct
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMONITE-STAINED CARBONACEOUS SHALE INTERBEDDED WITH SMALL LENSES OF MED- TO CRSE-GRAINED ARKOSIC SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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