| Deposit ID | 10142168 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC04062 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080850255 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jackpot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jackpot Group |
| Related records | 10017704 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.03878, 38.44939 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2390 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montrose(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buckeye Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montrose |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048 N | 020 W | 02 | SWSENE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -109.03878, 38.44939 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bee Hive Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080850255 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC04062 | MAS references MRDS |
REF:CRIB,DC04062;MAS FILE REF:BLM SUR MNGT QUAD
REF:USGS PROF PAPER #508
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SMALL OPEN CUT FROM WHICH A DRIFT N 3 W FOR 50FT WHERE IT TURNS WEST ALONG A FAULT PLANE BEARI THE PROSPECT HAS BEEN WORKED PERIODICALLY SINCE 1913. PRODUC HAS BEEN LIMITED. THE ORE CONTAINS 1.25% V205 AND 0.14% U308 THE FACT THAT THE DEPOSIT IS IN A FAULT BLOCK OF WINGATE SAN AND CONSISTS OF SECONDARY OXIDIZED MINERALS SUGGESTS THAT TH DEPOSIT FORMED BY CIRCULATION OF GROUND WATER THAT PASSED TH NEARBY U AND V DEPOSITS WITHIN THE MORRISON FORMATION. THE S WASH IS NOT EXPOSED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. SUBSURFACE EXPLOR IN AREAS NEAR THE MINE MIGHT RESULT IN DISCOVERY OF A NEW DE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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