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Elizabeth 7-10

Prospect in Mesa 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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10239142
MAS/MILS ID 0080770072
Record type Site
Current site name Elizabeth 7-10

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.76788, 38.53999 (WGS84)
Elevation 1875

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mesa(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calamity Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Delta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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 Mesa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 049 N 017 W 04 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) -108.76788, 38.53999
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 7.6M
    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
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 800221

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uravan

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Atlas-Amax
    ID 503268
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tejon Mining Co
    ID 503268
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE NAME OF THE 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP FOR THE AREA IS CALAMITY ME OWNER ADDRESS: ATLAS MINERALS DIVISION OF ATLAS CORPORATION PRUDENTIAL PLAZA, SUITE 2506 1050 17TH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. DATE OF REPORT IS 1956. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT, CULLEN M CORP. CONTROLLED THE CLAIMS WITH ELIZABETH #7-10 HAVING PRO 495 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING .17% U308 AND 1.70% V205 AND HAVI ESTIMATED RESERVE OF 2946 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING .17% U308 A 1.45% V205. THE REPORT WHICH CONTAINED CLAIM AND LOCATION M CONCLUDED ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE DENIED FOR FURTHER EXPLORATI

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 5-79

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 09/05/1979
MSHA mine ID0503268
Mine name (MSHA)Elizabeth No 10
Current operatorTejon Mining Company
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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