| Deposit ID | 10264357 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080850328 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Joe Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Joe 1 - 12, Mineral Joe 1-12 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.71927, 38.21529 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1860 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montrose(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Naturita NW(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montrose |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046 N | 017 W | 26 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.71927, 38.21529 |
|---|
| Strike | N50W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 14S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 84M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Colorado Kenworth, Inc. |
| ID | 500914 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Atlas Minerals Corp. |
| ID | 500914 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080850328 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0500914 |
REFERENCES: DARE,W.,1959,UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS AND COS
THREE SALT WASH URANIUM MINES OF CLIMAX URANIUM CO.: U.S.BUR
INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7908
COLORADO STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE LOCATED ON MONOGRAM MESA IN BULL CANYON DISTRICT OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOX 16043, DENVER, COLORADO THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DATA IN OWNER- ATLAS MINERALS ASSAY OF SAMPLES- .20% U308 AND 1.25% V205 DEPOSIT- 6-10 FEET THICK GROUND SUPPORT- SQUARE SET, PILLARS, POST AND CAP, CRIBS |
| 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 07/12/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0500914 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mineral Joe #2 |
| Current operator | Phil Bunker Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Bunker Phil |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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