Bliss Mine

The Bliss Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Bliss Mine  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.3122, -108.76860

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Bliss Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bliss Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: E. J. Johannsen Mining Co.
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1959
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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501. OPERATOR ADDRESS: E.J. JOHANNSEN MINING COMPANY BOX 117 NUCLA, CO 81424 THE MINE IS IN THE LONG PARK MINING DISTRICT. THE STATE BURE MINES SHOWS ORE AS ASSAYING .20% U308 AND 1.3% V205 AS OF 19 THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES REPORTED IN 1973: ASSAY VALUES- .15% U308 AND 1.0% V205. GROUND SUPPORT- POST, PILLAR, ROCK BOLTS, GOOD GROUND DEPOSIT- 1-8 FT. THICK CHANNEL AND PODS


References

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Colorado Mining Photos

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