J M

The J M 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: J M

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.3667, -108.75610

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J M MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: J M


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

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


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Uraninite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS MINE WAS IN OPERATION 300 DAYS IN 1957 AND PRODUCED 230 AT A GRADE OF .16% TO .47% U308. THIS MINE IS LOCATED ON CLUB MESAIN LONG PARK THE MONTROSE COUNTY ASSESSOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUES F GROSS VALUE OF THE ORE PRODUCED, DEVELOPMENT COST, AND HAULA DATE GROSS VALUE DEVELOPMENT COST HAULAGE COST 1-6-74 1792.48 179.03 91.31 2-6-74 1416.60 206.60 123.96 THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES RELEASED THE FOLLOWING IN 1973: ASSAY- .20% U308 AND 1.9% V205 GROUND SUPPORT- POST AND PILLARS, FAIR GROUND DEPOSIT- FLAT, .5-3 FEET THICK LOCATION- SECS. 32 AND 33, T48N, R17W, N.M.P.M.


References

Reference (Deposit): THE DATA PRESENTED HERE WAS FOUND IN THE STATE BUREAU OF MIN

Reference (Deposit): ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORT.


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