Aec Lease Tract C-Sr-12

Past 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 10288895
MAS/MILS ID 0081130009
Record type Site
Current site name Aec Lease Tract C-Sr-12

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -108.87598, 37.9475 (WGS84)
Elevation 2268
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Miguel(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Egnar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(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 043 N 018 W 32 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -108.87598, 37.9475

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 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Date of Last Modification 800411

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Slick Rock

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sheila Schabacker
    ID 502981
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Anschutz Uranium Corp.
    ID 502981
    Home office Denver, Co.
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS USING CURRENT MSHA DATA 4-80

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOVT DRILLING - DRILL LOGS SHOW STRONG EVIDENCE OF ORE TRACT BORDERED ON THE NORTH BY SARVIS NOS 7 + 8, COMET, MARI ETC. TRACT LOCATED IN SPUD PATCH AREA. RESERVE ESTIMATE IS THE ROYALTY BID QUANTITY AMOUNT ESTABLIS BY THE AEC FOR EACH LEASE TRACT. THIS ROYALTY BID QUANTITY BASED ON AEC ESTIMATING PROCEEDURES AND INCLUDES AEC ESTIM OF RESERVES PLUS 0-50% OF THE POTENTIAL ORE TONNAGES FOR T LEASE TRACT.

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 08/18/1981
MSHA mine ID0502981
Mine name (MSHA)C-Sr-12
Current operatorAnschutz Mining Corp
Current controller (parent)Anschutz Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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