The New Verde is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Mesa county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,463 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,463 Feet (1,970 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 38.6064, -108.85110
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New Verde MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Verde
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Mesa
District: Uravan
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rajah Ventures Ltd
Company ID: 500916
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: C. V Woodard Co Or Rajah Ventures
Company ID: 500916
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp
Company ID: 500916
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: 1955
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 (Ownership): 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.
References
Reference (Deposit): CDM A SUMMARY OF MINERAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO 77
Reference (Deposit): MSHA UPDATING BY MILS 3-80
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