| Deposit ID | 10142875 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081130314 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Topaz Claims |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.84568, 38.0828 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hamm 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)
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 | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044 N | 018 W | 15 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.84568, 38.0828 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130314 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION SOURCE: DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 3576. AT THE TIM THE DMEA REPORT, 1955, THERE HAD BEEN NO PRODUCTION FROM THE WHICH WERE THEN CONTROLLED BY URANIUM VENTURES, INC., OF COL THE CLAIMS, IN THE GYPSUM VALLEY MINING DISTRICT, CAN BE VIE THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP HAMM CANYON. INCLUDED IN THE DMEA REPOR LOCATION AND CLAIM MAPS AS WELL AS WELL AS DIAMOND DRILL LOG EARLY EXPLORATION WORK. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED OCCURRENCE SIGNIFICANT ORE DEPOSITS IS NOT PROBABLE AND RECOMMENDED ASS BE DENIED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/18/2009 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0503613 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Topaz |
| Current operator | Pinon Ridge Mining LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | George Glasier |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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