Wedge 1

Producer 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. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10215706
MAS/MILS ID 0080850040
Record type Site
Current site name Wedge 1
Alternate or previous names Wedge No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.75878, 38.35969 (WGS84)
Elevation 1617

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montrose(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davis Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nucla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Moab(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Miguel(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Montrose

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 047 N 017 W 10 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) Morrison Fm, Summerville Fm, and Entrada Sandstone

Economic information

Ore body information

  • 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 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Date of Last Modification 800206

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Uravan

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide
    ID 501067
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner George Oiney
    ID 501067
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO DIVION OF MINES & SUMMY OF MINERAL ACTIVITIES IN COLO

  • Deposit

    REV BY MILS-COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM MIN ACTIV COLO 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS REPORTS, REPORTED GRADES OF 0.20% U308 AND 1.5% V205 IN 1971. AVERAGE MONTHLY PRODUCTION FROM 1966 THRU 1971 WAS 350 TONS/MONTH AND THE AV NUMBER OF DAYS OF PRODUCTION PER YEAR IN THE SAME TIME PERIO 168 DAYS OF PRODUCTION/YEAR

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

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