| Deposit ID | 10264092 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080690021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kelsey Lake |
| Alternate or previous names | Maxwell Pipe |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.6706, 40.74998 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Larimer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kinikinik(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Collins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Larimer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 012 N | 072 W | 22 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Town (1) | -105.6706, 40.74998 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1987 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1996 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Kelsey Lake |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Redaurum Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Diamond Co. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080690021 |
THE DENVER POST, 6-14-96, P.1D AND 8D.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 6-16-96, P.4B.
INFO-MINE ARTICLE, "REDAURUM LIMITED-AMERICAN DIAMOND MINE
COMMENCES PRODUCTION." MAY 1, 1996.
MINING JOURNAL, 5-2-97, P.353.
MINING JOURNAL, 9-13-96, P.206.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REDAURUM LTD. SUITE 600 -15 TORONTO ST., TORONTO, ON CANADA M5C 2E3 TEL:(416)368-3553 -FAX:(416)368-8957 IN 1996, THE DIAMONDS ARE 65% GEM QUALITY. REDAURUM HAS EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT GRANTING IT 100% OWNERSHIP OF THE MAXWELL KIMBERLITE PIPE, LOCATED ON A PROPERTY 2 KM FROM KELSEY LAKE. REDAURUM PLANS TO CONDUCT AN EXPLORATION PROGRAM ON THE PROPERTY TO SEE IF THE PIPE FORMS A KIMBERLITE CLUSTER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-MAY-1997 | Crane, Melissa J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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