Majory Ann Mine

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

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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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