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Bliss Mine

Producer in Montrose county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118569
MAS/MILS ID 0080850113
Record type Site
Current site name Bliss Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.76928, 38.31219 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davis Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 047 N 017 W 20 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.76928, 38.31219
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.6M
    Depth to top 99.1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Minimum Depth to Top 91.5
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name Uravan

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner E. J. Johannsen Mining Co.
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501. OPERATOR ADDRESS: E.J. JOHANNSEN MINING COMPANY BOX 117 NUCLA, CO 81424 THE MINE IS IN THE LONG PARK MINING DISTRICT. THE STATE BURE MINES SHOWS ORE AS ASSAYING .20% U308 AND 1.3% V205 AS OF 19 THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES REPORTED IN 1973: ASSAY VALUES- .15% U308 AND 1.0% V205. GROUND SUPPORT- POST, PILLAR, ROCK BOLTS, GOOD GROUND DEPOSIT- 1-8 FT. THICK CHANNEL AND PODS

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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