Saint Jude

Producer in San Miguel 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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216102
MAS/MILS ID 0081130285
Record type Site
Current site name Saint Jude

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.80397, 38.0658 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hamm 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 San Miguel

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 044 N 018 W 13 S2 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.80397, 38.0658

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 RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    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 1959

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dawson Mining Co.
    ID 503153
    Home office Box 428, Grand Junction, Colo. 81501
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Shiprock Ltd, Box 428, Grand Junction, Colo. 81501
    ID 503153
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pioneer Uravan, Inc.
    ID 503153
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    UPDATED BY MILS - MSHA 4-80.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1959 IS ONLY YR. ON RECORD AT COLO. BUREAU OF MINES, OPEN FI LOCATED 45 MILES SO. OF NATURITA, SO. SIDE OF GYP. VALLEY. IN 1974 .20% U AND 1.3% V WERE PRODUCED AT A RATE OF 1000 TON/. IN 1974 5 MEN WERE EMPLOYED FOR 260 DAYS PER YEAR.

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 04/01/2008
MSHA mine ID0503153
Mine name (MSHA)St Jude Mine
Current operatorPinon Ridge Mining LLC
Current controller (parent)George Glasier
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Colorado resources

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