Rajah 11+63

Past Producer in Mesa 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 10118297
MAS/MILS ID 0080770180
Record type Site
Current site name Rajah 11+63
Alternate or previous names Pack Rat

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.05649, 38.64189 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Mesa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 051 N 020 W 35 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) -109.05649, 38.64189

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 160M
    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
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 153
    Date of Last Modification 800229

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp.
    ID 501626
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. V. Woodard Co. Or Rajah Ventures
    ID 501626
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Rajah Ventures, Ltd
    ID 501626
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS 5-79

  • Deposit

    COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM OF MINE ACTIV IN COLO 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 ACCORDING TO FRANK WOODARD, THE WOODARD BROTHERS ARE NOW DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK IN THE ALREADY EXTENSIVELY WORKED MINE ALONG WITH DOING SOME CLEAN UP WORK IN THE MINE. FRANK WOODARD ANTICIPATES PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN MARCH 1976 AT WHICH TIME THEY EXPECT ABOUT 1000 TONS/MONTH OF 0.20% U308 AND 0.80V205.WOODARD IND THAT THEY CURRENTLY (7/22/75) HAVE ABOUT 12,000 TONS OF RESE

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 01/19/1979
MSHA mine ID0501626
Mine name (MSHA)Packrat Mine
Current operatorRajah Ventures Ltd
Current controller (parent)Swerdfeger R M
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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