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Clyde J. Wright,Et.Al., Penion An

Past 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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142660
MAS/MILS ID 0080850389
Record type Site
Current site name Clyde J. Wright,Et.Al., Penion An
Alternate or previous names Penion Group, D Cedar Groups

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.90488, 38.40829 (WGS84)
Elevation 2065

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roc Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 048 N 019 W 24 NE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.90488, 38.40829
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    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
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:
    Date of Last Modification 810803

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1944

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 1953 DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE IN DMEA REPORT: DOCK ACCORDIND TO THE DMEA REPORT ABOUT 70 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 0.35% U308 AND 2.25% V205 WAS PRODUCED IN 1944. THE DMEA REP CONCLUDED THAT THE CHANCES OF FINDING ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC OR POOR AND THAT ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DMEA PROGRAM BE DENIED. MINE LOCATION MAPS, CLAIM MAPS AND PLAN VIEW MINE MAPS ARE AVA IN THE DMEA REPORT. IN 1953 THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED AND LEASED BY CLYDE WRITE, KEI WRIGHT, U.A.SMALL AND JESSE STEELE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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