Pickett Corral

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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10167056
MAS/MILS ID 0080850023
Record type Site
Current site name Pickett Corral

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.84348, 38.19829 (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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 046 N 018 W 34 SW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.84348, 38.19829

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 02N
    Thickness 0.9M
    Length 305M
    Width 305M
    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. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:02N
    Date of Last Modification 800114

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1949
Year of first production 1949

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 Jack Payne
    ID 501159
    Interest 100
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Andrews And Son Mining
    ID 501159
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 915M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 80
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Slope of Inclines 10
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 244
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 14.4
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 33
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 264
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OP:ANDREWS MINING CO.,1976

  • Deposit

    REF:COLO. DIV. OF MINES ACTIVE MET/NONMET,1975;MAS FILE

General comments

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

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 12/02/1998
MSHA mine ID0501159
Mine name (MSHA)PICKETT CORRAL
Current operatorGrand Mesa Mining Corp
Current controller (parent)Fitzgerald Ray F
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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