Aztec Mine

Unknown 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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215672
MAS/MILS ID 0080850076
Record type Site
Current site name Aztec Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.96098, 38.18969 (WGS84)
Elevation 1716
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anderson Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(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

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 Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 045 N 019 W 03 NWNENW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Unknown
Tyuyamunite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.96098, 38.18969

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 7.6M
    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
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780722

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uravan

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Foote Minerals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: FOOTE MINERAL COMPANY 1800 SO. SHERIDAN BLVD. DENVER, COLORADO 80226 THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, ANDERSON M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:CRIB,DC01696;USGS&CGS,ENERGY RESOURCES MAP OF COLO,1977

  • Deposit

    REF:BLM SUR. MNGT. QUAD

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.

Authoritative Colorado resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.