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Blue Eagle Mine

Past Producer in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodities Uranium, Vanadium
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014227
MRDS ID D010902
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Eagle Mine
Related records 10142230

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.05982, 37.78668 (WGS84)
Elevation 2865
Relative position 6.65 MILES N 13 W FROM RICO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dolores(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dolores Peak(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

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Dolores

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 041N 011W 26,27,36 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (1978) CITE LOCATION AS SEC. 36, BUT GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION SUGGESTS LOCATION AT PROSPECT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IN EITTHER W2 W2 SEC. 26 OR E2 E2 SEC. 27 (UNSURVEYED SECTIONS) ON MORRISON CREEK 0.4 MILE ABOVE WEST DOLORES RIVER CONFLUENCE AND 2.1 MILES NE OF DUNTON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore
Tyuyamunite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Microgabbro
    Rock description Microgabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
    Rock description Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.05982, 37.78668
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Paradox Basin, San Juan Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Rico Dome, Dunton Syncline, Unnamed Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dunton Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Juan N. F.

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Period -1971
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.18 % U308, 2.36 % V205
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major V2O5 Ore Vanadium Vanadium 2wt-pct
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • APPARENTLY ONE TUNNEL DRIVEN GENERALLY NE FOR UNKNOWN DISTANCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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