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AEC Lease Tract C-Am-20

Prospect in Montrose county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10167073
MAS/MILS ID 0080850014
Record type Site
Current site name AEC Lease Tract C-Am-20

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.76878, 38.40309 (WGS84)
Elevation 1525

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(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 048 N 017 W 20 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) -108.76878, 38.40309
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • 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 OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cotter Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE RESERVE ESTIMATE IS THE ROYALTY BID QUANTITY AMOUNT ESTA BY THE AEC FOR EACH LEASE TRACT. THIS ROYALTY BID QUANTITY BASED ON AEC ESTIMATING PROCEDURES AND INCLUDES AEC ESTIMA RESERVES PLUS 0-50% OF THE POTENTIAL ORE TONNAGES FOR THE TRACT. 3 FEDERAL DRILL HOLES INDICATE SLIGHT MINERALIZATION. TRACT ED BY ABAJO 3, 4, + 5, TOWNHOUSE CLAIMS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

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