The Mineral Joe Group is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,102 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: 6,102 Feet (1,860 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.2153, -108.71860
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Mineral Joe Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Joe Group
Secondary: Mineral Joe 1 - 12
Secondary: Mineral Joe 1-12
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Colorado Kenworth, Inc.
Company ID: 500914
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Atlas Minerals Corp.
Company ID: 500914
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: 1954
Discovery Year: 1948
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 (Deposit): MINE LOCATED ON MONOGRAM MESA IN BULL CANYON DISTRICT OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOX 16043, DENVER, COLORADO THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DATA IN OWNER- ATLAS MINERALS ASSAY OF SAMPLES- .20% U308 AND 1.25% V205 DEPOSIT- 6-10 FEET THICK GROUND SUPPORT- SQUARE SET, PILLARS, POST AND CAP, CRIBS
References
Reference (Deposit): REFERENCES: DARE,W.,1959,UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS AND COS
Reference (Deposit): THREE SALT WASH URANIUM MINES OF CLIMAX URANIUM CO.: U.S.BUR
Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7908
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS
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