The Rajah 11+63 is a mine located in Mesa county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.6419, -109.05580
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Rajah 11+63 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rajah 11+63
Secondary: Pack Rat
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Mesa
District: Uravan
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rajah Ventures, Ltd
Company ID: 501626
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: C. V. Woodard Co. Or Rajah Ventures
Company ID: 501626
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Company ID: 501626
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (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
References
Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS 5-79
Reference (Deposit): COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM OF MINE ACTIV IN COLO 1977
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