Twilight No. 1

Past Producer in Montrose 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10263976
MAS/MILS ID 0080850038
Record type Site
Current site name Twilight No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.83428, 38.44359 (WGS84)
Elevation 1891

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Red Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 048 N 018 W 02 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.83428, 38.44359

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.8M
    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
    Date of Last Modification 800125

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1969

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    ID 501714
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Clark, Oral
    ID 501714
    Home office 2317 Arriba Ct., Grand Junction, Co 81501
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1968 TO 1972 AVAILABLE IN BACKUP FILE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    OWN/OP:U S BUREAU OF MINES SPEC

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 05/23/1979
MSHA mine ID0501714
Mine name (MSHA)Twilight No 1
Current operatorU S Bureau Of Mines
Current controller (parent)United States Government
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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