Unnamed Mine near Orchard Mesa, CO

Fluorine-Fluorite site, status unknown · Mesa County, Colorado

UnknownFluorine-FluoriteSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · FLUORINE-FLUORITEBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for fluorine-fluorite. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountyMesa
Coordinates38.86938, -108.52257

Commodities

PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10142365
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Unnamed Mine near Orchard Mesa, CO0.0 miFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
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East Creek2.8 miFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
Unknown near Orchard Mesa, CO3.6 miFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Unknown near Orchard Mesa, CO3.6 miFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
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Mica View5.0 miMicaUnknown
San Juan Preparation Plant6.6 miCoal (Bituminous)Abandoned
Unnamed Mine near Orchard Mesa, CO6.8 miUraniumUnknown
Cr47.3 miConstruction Sand and GravelActive
Gavette Claim7.7 miMolybdenumOccurrence

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