| Deposit ID | 10118297 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080770180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rajah 11+63 |
| Alternate or previous names | Pack Rat |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.05649, 38.64189 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2012 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mesa(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dolores Point North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mesa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 051 N | 020 W | 35 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.05649, 38.64189 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 160M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| ID | 501626 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. V. Woodard Co. Or Rajah Ventures |
| ID | 501626 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rajah Ventures, Ltd |
| ID | 501626 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080770180 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0501626 |
REV BY MILS 5-79
COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM OF MINE ACTIV IN COLO 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 ACCORDING TO FRANK WOODARD, THE WOODARD BROTHERS ARE NOW DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK IN THE ALREADY EXTENSIVELY WORKED MINE ALONG WITH DOING SOME CLEAN UP WORK IN THE MINE. FRANK WOODARD ANTICIPATES PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN MARCH 1976 AT WHICH TIME THEY EXPECT ABOUT 1000 TONS/MONTH OF 0.20% U308 AND 0.80V205.WOODARD IND THAT THEY CURRENTLY (7/22/75) HAVE ABOUT 12,000 TONS OF RESE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/19/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0501626 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Packrat Mine |
| Current operator | Rajah Ventures Ltd |
| Current controller (parent) | Swerdfeger R M |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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