St. Patrick No. 7

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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166469
MAS/MILS ID 0080850030
Record type Site
Current site name St. Patrick No. 7

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.04508, 38.34139 (WGS84)
Elevation 1891

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ray Mesa(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

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 047 N 020 W 11 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) -109.04508, 38.34139

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 00S
    Thickness 1.1M
    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
    Strike And Dip N50W:00S
    Date of Last Modification 790326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    ID 501179
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. W. Bunker Mining Co.
    ID 501179
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORP. P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 OPERATORS ADDRESS: C.W. BUNKER MINING COMPANY -LEASSEE BOX 369 NORWOOD, COLORADO 81423 THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSORS OFFICE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING FOR THE 1974 PRODUCTION FROM THE ST. PATRICK NO.7 MINE: DATE GROSS VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST ORE PRODUCED 1/6/74 6146.60 355.33 461.63 3/6/74 2880.57 155.14 327.88 4/6/74 2175.43 142.04 212.45 7/6/74 7923.71 1113.35 724.10 8/6/74 25257.59 3445.61 2581.97 9/6/74 1980.29 263.92 213.74

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO DIV OF MINES,A SUMMARY OF MINERAL ACTIVITIES IN COLO

  • Deposit

    OWN/OP:C W BUNKER REF:MAS FILE

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/25/1980
MSHA mine ID0501179
Mine name (MSHA)St Patrick #7 Or St Patrick
Current operatorC W Bunker & Company
Current controller (parent)Bunker C W
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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