Geo No. 7

Producer in Montrose county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263649
MAS/MILS ID 0080850211
Record type Site
Current site name Geo No. 7
Alternate or previous names Greasy Spoon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.94878, 38.31559 (WGS84)
Elevation 2105

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paradox(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.94878, 38.31559

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.9M
    Length 610M
    Width 22.9M
    Area 0.81HA
    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. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N70E:
    Total Surface Area (HA) .81
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1974

Mining district

District name Uravan Mineral

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Russel C. Cutter
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 610M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 244
    Slope of Inclines 8
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 366
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 25.9
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MAS REPORT WAS COMPLETED BY AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GEO # FORMAN JOHN PEESO ON 7/23/75. OWNER ADDRESS: ATTN. RUSSEL C. CUTTER GEO INDUSTRIES INC. P.O. BOX 817 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES F GROSS VALUE OF THE ORE SHIPPED FROM THE MINE (BASED ON THE S PRICE OF THE ORE),THE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND ORE HAULAGE COST GROSS VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST DATE ORE SHIPPED 1843.88 130.74 282.63 3/6/74 19076.08 1639.78 2215.89 4/6/74 28360.85 2516.46 2348.22 5/6/74 25567.74 3470.00 2938.87 6/6/74 36362.21 5068.05 3358.63 7/6/74 38536.70 5067.43 4422.44 8/6/74 37228.21 4736.40 2888.09 9/6/74 11047.47 1398.25 543.25 10/6/74 4103.75 531.31 257.10 11/6/74

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-1985 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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