| Deposit ID | 10288219 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080770184 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rajah 49 |
| Alternate or previous names | Zee Lease #49 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.05649, 38.64189 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2256 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mesa(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dolores Point North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Moab(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mesa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 051 N | 019 W | 36 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.05649, 38.64189 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| ID | 501761 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. V. Woodard Co. Or Rajah Ventures |
| ID | 501761 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080770184 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0501761 |
MSHA UPDATING BY MILS 3-80
COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM OF MINE ACTIV IN COLO 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MAS REPORT ON THE RAJAH 49 WAS COMPLETED FROM AN INTERV WITH THE MINE OPERATOR FRANK WOODARD,PARTNER OF C.V.WOODARD. THAT THE C.V.WOODARD COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING I TO RAJAH VENTURES. THE RAJAH 49 IS PART OF THE GROUP OF RAJAH PROPERTIES AND IT INTERCONNECTS WITH THE THORTON PROPERTY. THE RAJAH PROPERTIE CONSIST OF THE RAJAH 1,11,23,24,27,28,29,30,61,62,63,67,68,7 AS OF 7/22/75 THE RAJAH 49 WAS PRODUCING 600 TONS/MONTH OF A AVERAGE GRADE ORE OF 0.20% U308 AND 0.78% V205. OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 |
| 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 09/02/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0501761 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Rajah 49 |
| Current operator | Rajah Ventures Ltd |
| Current controller (parent) | Swerdfeger R M |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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