Firebird Mine

Producer in Montrose county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142434
MAS/MILS ID 0080850198
Record type Site
Current site name Firebird Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.22429, 38.32829 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Sal East(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

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) -109.22429, 38.32829

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.9M
    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
    Date of Last Modification 800219

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OWN/OP:SAGE & SAGE MINING CO.,1975REF:MAS FILE;7.5 QUAD MAP

  • Deposit

    REF:COLO. DIV. OF MINES ACTIVE MET/NONMET,1975

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION,COLORADO 81501 THE MINE IS ENTERED THROUGH AN UNTIMBERED INCLINE 140 FT LON MINUS 20 . THE INCLINE WAS SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF ORE, AND TH HAULAGEWAYS WERE DRIVEN IN THE ORE ZONE. THE FIREBIRD INCLIN ABOUT 800 FT FROM THE GROUNDHOG MINE INCLINE. THE MONTROSE C ASSESSORS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES FOR THE GROSS VALUE ORE PRODUCED, DEVELOPMENT COST, AND HAULAGE COSTS: DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST 6- 6-74 4918.08 702.01 211.27 7- 6-74 6362.90 892.12 343.49 8- 6-74 2944.52 394.52 209.07 9- 6-74 2572.38 346.30 176.53 11-30-74 4350.52 599.22 367.81 12- 6-74 4814.52 612.72 342.17

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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