| Deposit ID | 10167703 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081130020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burro Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Burro |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.89598, 38.0406 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1586 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horse Range Mesa(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
OTHFE(Federal land areas administered by OTHFE)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044 N | 018 W | 30 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.89598, 38.0406 |
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| Area | 2.8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 145M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| ID | 501819 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Box 1049, Grand Junction, Co. 81501 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bunker, D. C. |
| ID | 501819 |
| Home office | Box 153, Nucla, Colo. 81424 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081130020 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0501819 |
DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.
MESA MET-NONMET MINE FILE REF OWNER-OP- UNION CARBIDE CO
UPDATED BY MILS USING CURRENT MSHA INSPECTION DATA 4-80.
| 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 12/14/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0501819 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Burro Tunnel Or Burro |
| Current operator | Umetco Minerals Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Union Carbide Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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