Preliminary Results of Radiometric Reconnaissance of Parts of the Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel, and Dolores Counties, Colorado (open access)

Preliminary Results of Radiometric Reconnaissance of Parts of the Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Gunnison, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel, and Dolores Counties, Colorado

From abstract: A reconnaissance radiometric survey of parts of the northwestern San Juan Mountains has revealed the occurrence of uranium-bearing ores in several mining districts in Ouray and San Juan Counties, and the occurrence of thorium-bearing veins in southwestern Gunnison County.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Burbank, W. S. & Pierson, Charles Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carnotite Resources in the Charles T. Area and Vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado (open access)

Carnotite Resources in the Charles T. Area and Vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado

Report discussing an exploratory drilling program in the Charles T. area and vicinity during the period from November 1947 and September 1949. "The purpose of the exploration was to discover new carnotite deposits to support milling operations on the Colorado Plateau, and to appraise the uranium and vanadium resources of the area explored."
Date: March 1950
Creator: Bush, Alfred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Metal Mining in the San Juan Region: Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, Colorado (open access)

Reconnaissance of Metal Mining in the San Juan Region: Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, Colorado

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing metal mines in Colorado. As stated in the summary, "this paper describes the mineral deposits and discusses mining and milling methods and related operating conditions in an important gold, silver, lead, and zinc producing area in Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, Colo., embracing 250 square miles" (p. 5). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1950
Creator: King, William H. & Allsman, Paul T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim report on exploration in the western part of the Disappointment Valley area, Slick Rock district, San Miguel County, Colorado (open access)

Interim report on exploration in the western part of the Disappointment Valley area, Slick Rock district, San Miguel County, Colorado

This report summarizes the general geology of the Slick Rock mining district and the results of drilling done by the U.S. Geological Survey during 1955.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Simmons, George Clarke; Shawe, Daniel R. & Rogers, William B.
System: The UNT Digital Library