The Mineral Joe Incline is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,490 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,490 Feet (1,978 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.2264, -108.74640
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Mineral Joe Incline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Joe Incline
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Richards
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Climax Uranium Corp.
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
Discovery Year: 1953
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE WAS HAULED BY TRUCK (120 MI) TO CLIMAX URANIUM CO. MILL, GRAND JUNCTION MINE MAP INCLUDED IN BACK UP FILE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND IN THE BACK UP FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:MAS FILE;BLM SUR MNGT QUAD REF:COLO BU OF MINES 1960
Reference (Deposit): OWN/OP:CLIMAX URANIUM CO,1960
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