Frazier Mine

Past Producer in San Miguel county in Colorado, United States with commodities Vanadium, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087930
MRDS ID D010935
Record type Site
Current site name Frazier Mine
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims: Vanadium No. 1, MS 20496a, Vanadium No. 2, MS 20496a, Vanadium No. 3, MS 20496a, Denver, MS 20496a, National, MS 20496a, Belvedere, MS 20496a, Belvedere Mill Site, MS 20496b
Related records 10119324, 10191808

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.02398, 37.97472 (WGS84)
Elevation 2606
Relative position 11.6 MILES N 78 W FROM TELLURIDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Cone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 043N 011W 24 E2 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LIES EAST OF FALL CREEK ON RIDGE NE OF VON FINTEL DRAW. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR ADIT IN PROJECTED S2 SE NE SEC. 24. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Porphyritic Microgabbro
    Rock description Porphyritic Microgabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Entrada Sandstone
    Rock description Entrada Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.02398, 37.97472

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns
Type of structure Local
Structure description Placerville Anticline, Frazier Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Permeable Sandstone Underlying Pony Express Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lower San Miguel District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Harry Bennett And Lawrence Ross
    Home office Placerville
    First year 1951
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kendricks, A. W.
    Home office Telluride, Co.
    First year 1951

Comments on the production information

  • PARTIAL PRODUCTION RECORD. ANNUAL TOTALS UNAVAILABLE FOR YEARS UP TO 1920 OR FOR LATER YEARS EXCEPT FOR 1951. FIRST CUMULATIVE TOTAL IS FISCHER AND OTHERS' ESTIMATE OF PRODUCTION UP TO 1920; OTHER CUMULATIVE FIGURES REPORTED BY NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS AND PROBABLY REPRESENTS TOTALS AFTER 1942.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE HILLSIDE ADIT DRIVEN SE FOR 100 FT, THENCE SW FOR ABOUT 230 FT TO FACE ON FRAZIER FAULT.

Comments on development

  • MINE PRODUCED BEFORE 1920; OPERATED AFTER 1942 BY U.S. VANADIUM CORP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT LIES NEAR WEST MARGIN OF MINERALIZED BELT. BEDS DIP VERY SLIGHTLY TO SE OFF NOSE OF PLACERVILLE ANTICLINE AND ARE CUT BY NE-TRENDING FRAZIER FAULT, DOWNTHROWN ON SW. NORTH OF MINE, BEDS INTRUDED BY E-W MICROGABBRO DIKE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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