Exploration of Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Ross Basin-Lake Como Area, San Juan County, Colorado (open access)

Exploration of Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Ross Basin-Lake Como Area, San Juan County, Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over exploration of lead-zinc deposits in Colorado. The geology, location, and physical features of the deposits are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Hild, John H. & Rose, C. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Composition as a Guide to the Size of Uranium Deposits in the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation, Colorado Plateau (open access)

Chemical Composition as a Guide to the Size of Uranium Deposits in the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation, Colorado Plateau

Report discussing the use of chemical concentrations of certain elements in uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau as a guide for the size of the deposits.
Date: June 1959
Creator: Miesch, A. T.; Shoemaker, E. M.; Newman, W. L. & Finch, W. I.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of Uranium and Associated Ore Deposits, Central Part of the Front Range Mineral Belt, Colorado (open access)

Geology of Uranium and Associated Ore Deposits, Central Part of the Front Range Mineral Belt, Colorado

A report about the Central City district and adjoining mining areas in the central part of the front range mineral belt which has supplied small quantities of uranium ore intermittently since the discovery of pitchblende at Central City in 1871.
Date: August 1959
Creator: Sims, P. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Iron Occurrences in Colorado (open access)

Reconnaissance of Iron Occurrences in Colorado

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing iron deposits found in Colorado. As stated in the summary, "this paper describes the location and general features of iron occurrences in Colorado" (p. 1). History, geology, production, and use of Colorado iron ore is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: 1959
Creator: Harrer, C. M. & Tesch, W. J., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Mining Practices and Costs at Ten Salt Wash Lease Operations of Union Carbide Nuclear Co. (open access)

Uranium-Mining Practices and Costs at Ten Salt Wash Lease Operations of Union Carbide Nuclear Co.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining costs and methods of uranium ores in Colorado. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the relatively small-scale operations of the Salt Wash miner: the mining methods followed, the equipment used, and the production costs" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Dare, W. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library