| Deposit ID | 10142748 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002208 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080370008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Horse Mountain Uranium Mines |
| Related records | 10009306 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.75673, 39.58888 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Eagle(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Seven Hermits(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vail(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eagle(hydrologic unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Eagle |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 005 S | 084 W | 25 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.75673, 39.58888 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Brush Creek Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080370008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002208 | MAS references MRDS |
MAS OCT 1976 FILE
MINERAL PROPERTY FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 1938, DATED 1951. A TIME OF THE REPORT THE ONLY URANIUM PRODUCTION FROM THE MINE WAS THEN CONTROLLED BY ANACONDA LEAD AND SILVER CO., NEV., H A STOCKPILED TON OF UNDETERMINED GRADE. THE CLAIMS ARE IN SE T. 5 S., R. 84 W., AND SECS. 30 AND 31, T. 5 S., R. 83 W., 6 AND ARE ON THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAPS, FULFORD, AND THE SEVEN HER AN EARLY COPPER AND SILVER PRODUCER WITH DEVELOPED MINE WORK AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THE WORKINGS HAD FALLEN INTO BAD R INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPORT ARE LOCATION AND MINE MAPS. THE ORE DEPOT IS AT RIFLE, ABOUT 60 MILES DISTANT. THE DMEA REPO CLUDED THAT ASSISTANCE WOULD BE JUSTIFIED FOR A LIMITED EXPL PROGRAM. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE STOCKPILED TON WOULD AVERAGE ABOUT 1.3% U308. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN BACKUP FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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