Mine detail: George Avery Ranch Mine

Previously called 'George Avery MineKathryn No. 2 InclineKathryn MineMineral Rights Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.65418, -104.82695

Resource(M)

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Ore: Carnotite, Uraninite
Discovery year: 1954

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1955
Last production ended: 1962

Geology

Host rock:Dakota Sandstone
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Canon City Embayment, Denver Basin, Red Creek (Turkey Creek) Anticline
Tectonic:Central Platform

References

MRDSD009454
DEP10090128
Reference{Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 376.}{Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022.}{Deposit:: AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPTS. ED-R-1244 AND DEB-PRR-(C-963)}{Deposit:: KNOWLES, K.B., 1960, THE TURKEY CREEK ORE BODY SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS: PAPER FOR NATL. WESTERN MINING AND ENERGY CONF. OF THE COLO. MINING ASSOC., 4/21/60}{Production:: COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS. (1955, 1960-62); USBM MIN. YEARBOOK (1958-59); NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (CUMUL PROD.)}{Reserve-Resource:: KNOWLES (1960)}
ReporterSchwochow, Stephen D.