September Morning Mine

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 10215338
MAS/MILS ID 0080850446
Record type Site
Current site name September Morning Mine
Alternate or previous names September Morn

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.83318, 38.16029 (WGS84)
Elevation 1899
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 045 N 018 W 14 NWNWNW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.83318, 38.16029

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1M
    Depth to top 23M
    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 BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Minimum Depth to Top 15
    Date of Last Modification 800411

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1956

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    ID 501278
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Blake, David, Mining Co.
    ID 501278
    Home office Box 431, Nucla, Co
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Ed Johansen Mng. Co
    ID 501278
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1954 TO 1972 AVAILABLE IN BACKUP FILE. LOCATED IN BULL CANYON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    REF:BLM SUR MNGT QUAD

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS TO ADD MSHA DATA 4-80

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 12/14/1983
MSHA mine ID0501278
Mine name (MSHA)September Morn
Current operatorUnion Carbide Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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