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<br />'thgried. supPlewented
<br />~ ACCESS ROADS
<br />Pe of exploration t
<br />eas
<br />he A-astern Flunl•spa
<br />C"°°~'P"~ b?' rn;,ctment of the 'Defense Highway Act of 19}1
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<br />.f millable ffuor 1'~' titot. '~~') a; amended. authorized the Commissioner of Public
<br />s
<br />haft sinking, par 's
<br />aticl Dross Roads to pear ide 6n• the construction, maintenance, and improve-
<br />enber mine meat of access roads to sources of raw materials, when such roads
<br />.
<br />iecr tc,ts started n'Q1'c certified to the Fe,lerxl \Vorks Administration as important to
<br />at the
<br />nber 194}, The ob' natlo"nl defense. The act farther provided that such certification
<br />i
<br />d
<br />'
<br />atinns. the main Cam t on Boar
<br />.
<br />Nar Product
<br />tool[ he mule bt~ the chairman of the
<br />commercial ore bodi
<br />s 1••xxminannns of mineral 4epnsits. to which access roads were
<br />e
<br />len_th
<br />w rrgnraed. were made by the Bureau of Mines- Following approval
<br />,
<br />ere eowpieted he nc~ Pnreau of dines anQ \Vxr Production Board, the Public
<br />re~•essed. Two of the
<br />=
<br />f &~a.h -ldminisrrarinu designated the agenc}•, generally the Graz-
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<br />eet belnlr the 74th ing ~ervir,• nr the Forest Jervice, to cmistruct the road. A few
<br />ceiu shnrt'ed the av
<br />^uul..+rrr cun,tcncterl by the Stu[r Highway organization.
<br /><tics a, above the 14th
<br />sedimrntaries beneath '\111"'.'s`'I of acres roads was based upon the actual or pofen•
<br />rated the possible t"'I 'Inauht}~ of ore. ~hnn•n be examination, that could reasonably
<br />pres.
<br />ilfirie nrr in the l br''vPrctr<l t„ Ite h;udecl over the roecl. the reliability of the man-
<br />ower ugeulrnt. amt the amount of strategic equipment required to assure
<br /> prn,ltlctinu. If these factors balanced favorably against the cast
<br />+6 and a ,core-drilling ^F vmnn~uctiml ;utd roaintenauce of the road, it was approved.
<br />inter an„thee 14th•level Uf I+:i minx. rrnninrd bt- the Bureau of dines in Colorado,
<br /> cn acre rrannuuended fnr consideration by the \Var Production
<br />,~i the Ieail-zinc-silver B~~:,r,l. which approved iU of them. The program n•as started in
<br />`.,n [nun region teas Jule 7P+9 and c~n,rinued a, the end of the war.
<br />:~al extra[ of the ore at •I'h~• P~I1~„riuz h,bulatinn gives the pertinent data concerning.
<br />'frea>ut.r' Tunnel. Sun- the 771 acre>s r,,;nl: i^ 1'ulm•adn approved by the Bureau of Mines
<br />rhat other veins in the and \\-;n ('rnductinu Pnard that were completed or tinder con-
<br />\\',,,q; „n this project sh~ncti,>n.
<br />~• permitted and will be
<br />t prelimittat's- detailed COLOR.a DO DEFE\SE ACCESS ROADS APPROVED BY BUREAU
<br />mmendatinn.s of a deep OF MMES A\D NAR PRODUCTIOV BOARD, COMPLETED
<br /> OR UtiDER CO':STRUCT[ON
<br />-" prog[•am~ al James Le~•crr[ Ml:lERAL
<br />and ,gnt'P Ctt IIiPR t-orvned An'~7• (:OC STY _ \IILF.g PAQDUCEi' .__
<br />Upet'atinlts started fn Alexite . . ...Gunnison ...... .. ........ 22.0 Vermiculite ~,
<br />lfi. Alta ..,San hliguel ... ........ 4.1 Lead-zinc ~~
<br /> Atkinson ... ..)lontrose ..... .......... 6.2 vanadium
<br />]irauch of the Bureau Barlow- Creek ... ....Dolores ........... ....... .... 3.35 Vanadium
<br />>[i,tttesnta Creek field, Blue Flame .. . .......:4f offal ................ .... 2.0 Coal
<br />n n
<br />l Oct
<br />ez-
<br />194+
<br />b ~ Brown Derby .....Gunnison ... ..... ... 2.0 Le idolite-hficrolite
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<br />o
<br />er
<br />, urns u r
<br />a -zinc
<br /> ... an wan .. .......... e
<br />Mt. Queen ... ... .......San Juan ...... ..... ..... 3.0 Lead-zinc
<br />~n ra to from the ro ect5
<br />P J Calamity-Jte>a Creek .;rlesa and Montrose ... d5.0 Vanadium
<br />Carpenter Flats ..lfontrose ............. .... 15.0 Vanadium
<br />,nrh reports submitted Conny-\orth Scar .....Ouray .. ...... ....... ... 0.504 Lead-zinc
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<br />• Co[tonscaod ..... .... ... Mesa ..... 2.8 Vanadium
<br /> Coun[rc Boc .. .....Summit ..... .. .. ... 0.6 Lead-zinc
<br />~rted n, have intersected Devil's Ilole ....Fremont ............. ... 0$ Beryl-feldsPar-
<br />k. I[ i.c asvrmed that en mica
<br />Dolores Group .Various Utnh and
<br />[ nlfnrnu, lion reoardtng Colm•ado .. .152.8 Vanadium
<br /> F,a,.t Lake .. ....Clear Creel: .. ... 0.76 Lead-zinc
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