| Deposit ID | 10142434 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080850198 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Firebird Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.22429, 38.32829 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Sal East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
La Sal(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Moab(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montrose |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 047 N | 017 W | 20 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.22429, 38.32829 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080850198 |
OWN/OP:SAGE & SAGE MINING CO.,1975REF:MAS FILE;7.5 QUAD MAP
REF:COLO. DIV. OF MINES ACTIVE MET/NONMET,1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION,COLORADO 81501 THE MINE IS ENTERED THROUGH AN UNTIMBERED INCLINE 140 FT LON MINUS 20 . THE INCLINE WAS SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF ORE, AND TH HAULAGEWAYS WERE DRIVEN IN THE ORE ZONE. THE FIREBIRD INCLIN ABOUT 800 FT FROM THE GROUNDHOG MINE INCLINE. THE MONTROSE C ASSESSORS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES FOR THE GROSS VALUE ORE PRODUCED, DEVELOPMENT COST, AND HAULAGE COSTS: DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST 6- 6-74 4918.08 702.01 211.27 7- 6-74 6362.90 892.12 343.49 8- 6-74 2944.52 394.52 209.07 9- 6-74 2572.38 346.30 176.53 11-30-74 4350.52 599.22 367.81 12- 6-74 4814.52 612.72 342.17 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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