The Majory Ann Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,729 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,729 Feet (2,051 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3478, -109.03610
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Majory Ann Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Majory Ann Mine
Secondary: Majorie Ann Mine
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Petro Nuclear, Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 1300 Lincoln Tower, Denver, Co 80202
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1952
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MARJORIE ANN CLAIM WAS STAKED BY S.V.,IRENE,AND J.W. GRA IN 1952. IT WAS LATER LEASED TO W HALL,R.MARIS, AND P. KILLI PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED IN 1956 BYFOUR CORNERS URANIUM CORP. E.R.D.A. (1975) REPORTS PETRO NUCLEAR AS THE MOST RECENT OWN THE WORKINGS OF THE MINE ARE REACHED BY AN INCLINE HAVING A GRADE. IT IS ABOUT 170FT LONG. THE MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF SINGLE LARGE ROOM SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL PILLARS. THE ROOM IS 190FT LONG AND 50FT WIDE AT THE WIDEST POINT. THE ORE PRODUC AVERAGED 0.26% U308 AND 1.37% V205.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:CRIB,DC04818;COLO BU OF MINES 1963 ANNUAL RPT;MAS FILE
Reference (Deposit): OP:DADE & SHUMWAY,1963 REF:7.5 QUAD MAP
Reference (Deposit): REF:BLM SUR MNGT QUAD REF:USGS PROF PAPER #508
Reference (Deposit): OWN:FOUR CORNERS URANIUM CORP,1956GRADE:1.37% V205,0.26% U30
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