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New Verde

Producer in Mesa 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. 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10190915
MAS/MILS ID 0080770002
Record type Site
Current site name New Verde

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.85178, 38.60639 (WGS84)
Elevation 1970
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mesa(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Calamity Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Delta(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 050 N 018 W 15 NE Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Vanadium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.85178, 38.60639
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 02S
    Thickness 1.4M
    Width 122M
    Depth to top 83M
    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. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N45W:02S
    Minimum Depth to Top 76
    Date of Last Modification 800328

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1955

Mining district

District name Uravan

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide Corp
    ID 500916
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. V Woodard Co Or Rajah Ventures
    ID 500916
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Rajah Ventures Ltd
    ID 500916
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS - BOX 1049, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO 81501 PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE FDR 1959 THRU 1972 IN BACKUP FILE REPORT COMPLETED FROM STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS AND INTERVIEW WITH OPERATOR FRANK WOODWARD OF RAJAH VENTUR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WOODWARD MINING CO) THE NEW VERDE MINE IS ONLY DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK. NO PRODUCTION HAS OCCURRED FROM 1974 THRU 7-25-75. NEW VERDE IS BEING DE OFF THE EXTENSIVELY WORKED OLD VERDE MINE. CURRENTLY THE N VERDE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3300 FT OF DRIFTING AND 700 FT M PROPOSED. FRANK WOODWARD HAD NO RESERVE ESTIMATE BUT STATE PROJECTION OF 1000 TONS/MO FOR AT LEAST 5 MONTHS. PRODUCT DATA FROM 1959 TO 1972 AVAILABLE IN BACKUP FILE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .84
    Percent Waste Rock 40
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. CHEMICAL COATING
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 41.2
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 264
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDM A SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 77

  • Deposit

    MSHA UPDATING BY MILS 3-80

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/11/1983
MSHA mine ID0500916
Mine name (MSHA)New Verde
Current operatorEnergy Fuels Resources
Current controller (parent)Energy Fuels Incorporated
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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