| Deposit ID | 10167056 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080850023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pickett Corral |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.84348, 38.19829 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1891 |
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)
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 | Montrose |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046 N | 018 W | 34 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.84348, 38.19829 |
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| Strike | E00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 02N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1949 |
| Year of first production | 1949 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Payne |
| ID | 501159 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andrews And Son Mining |
| ID | 501159 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 915M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080850023 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0501159 |
OP:ANDREWS MINING CO.,1976
REF:COLO. DIV. OF MINES ACTIVE MET/NONMET,1975;MAS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPERATORS ADDRESS - ANDREWS AND SON BOX 98 NUCLA, COLO 81424 THIS MAS REPORT WAS COMPLETED FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH THE OPE DON ANDREWS THE PICKET CORAL IS ENTERED THROUGH AN 800 FT ADIT WHERE YOU GO UP A 70 FT RAISE TO A DRIFT 2200 FT LONG. IT IS 300 FT FROM THE PORTAL ON THE CANYON WALL. THE MINE PRODUCES 200 TONS PER MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS A YEAR. DON ANDREWS ESTIMATES THE URANIUM PRICE OF $12.00/LB U OX AND $0.72/LB U OX WIL EXTEND HIS PRODUCTION 2 TO 5 YEARS AT THE CURRENT RATE OF DUCTION. HIS PRODUCTION COST AS OF 2/23/75 IS $30.00/TON. HAS TO HAUL HIS ORE (IN 30 TON TRUCKS) 30 MILES TO THE URA MILL. THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING FOR THE GROSS VALUE OF THE ORE PRODUCED, DEVELOPMENT AND H COSTS DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAUL 1-6-74 $734,037 $ 518 $ 2-6-74 5,386 364 3-6-74 7,680 549 4-6-74 5,176 356 5-6-74 5,691 425 8-6-74 17,844 2,308 9-6-74 9,788 1,241 10-6-74 7,616 976 TOTAL GROSS VALUE $4,636,419 TOTAL DEVEL COST 547,539 |
| 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 12/02/1998 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0501159 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | PICKETT CORRAL |
| Current operator | Grand Mesa Mining Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Fitzgerald Ray F |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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