| Deposit ID | 10142327 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080770573 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wedge |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.82258, 38.61329 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 6700 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mesa(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Calamity Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Delta(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 | 050 N | 018 W | 12 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.82258, 38.61329 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vernon Moores And Sons |
| ID | 502997 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080770573 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0502997 |
MSHA INSPECTION SHEETS GIVE LOCATION AT OUTLAW MESA WHICH
IS T 50 N, R 17 W, SEC 19. MINE WAS PREVIOUSLY LOCATED BY M
IN T 50 N, R 18 W, SEC 12, USING CDM AS REF.
CDM A SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 77
MSHA UPDATING BY MILS 3-80
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Stoneman | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/05/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0502997 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Wedge |
| Current operator | Moores Mining & Ranching |
| Current controller (parent) | Moores Jean-Craig & Leon |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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