| Deposit ID | 10142702 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC04007 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080850261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jo Dandy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Joe Dandy |
| Related records | 10108275 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.75627, 38.22969 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1960 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montrose(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bull Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nucla(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montrose |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046 N | 017 W | 27 | SENWNW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -108.75627, 38.22969 |
|---|
| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 03S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080850261 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC04007 | MAS references MRDS |
REFERENCES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 79
URANIUM-MINING PRACTICES AND COSTS AT TEN SALT WASH OPERATIO
UNION CARBIDE NUCEAR CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE JO DANDY DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF THREE INTERCONNECTING MINES IN THE BULL CANYON AREA OF THE URAVAN MINING DISTRICT. THEY ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE THE FLOOR OF PARADOX VALLEY AND ABOUT 60 BELOW THE MESA RIM OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION,COLORADO 81501 PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1952 TO 1971 AVAILABLE IN BACKUP FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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