| Deposit ID | 10288593 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009736 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080450013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elk Van Tunnel and Uv Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | U V and Elk Van Claims |
| Related records | 10013444 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.65815, 39.67388 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2471 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rifle Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glenwood Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Colorado Headwaters-Plateau(hydrologic unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 004 S | 092 W | 25 | NW1/4 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -107.65815, 39.67388 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mascon Brothers |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080450013 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009736 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 3360, DATED 1954. T CLAIMS ARE IN SECS. 29, 30, 31, AND 32, T. 4 S., R. 91 W. MI IS AVAILABLE ABOUT 25 MILES DISTANT AT RIFLE, COLO. AT THE T THE REPORT, PRODUCTION WAS AS FOLLOWS: NO PRODUCTION FROM UV PRODUCTION FROM ELK VAN CLAIMS WAS 10 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING U308 AND 2.15% V205. THE CLAIM CONTROLLER THEN WAS MID-CONTI URANIUM CORP., COLO. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE CLAIM AND LO MAPS. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED EXPLORATION ASSISTANCE BE GR THE AEC PRINTOUT LISTS MASCON BROS. AS THE MOST RECENT CONTR OF ELK VAN TUNNEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-MAY-1993 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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