The J. J. Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,519 feet.
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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: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 38.2183, -108.73310
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J. J. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: J. J. Mine
Secondary: J.J. Mine
Secondary: JJ Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: 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: Union Carbide
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
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
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Unknown: Clay
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 320, P. 203-211
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-30, MAP
Reference (Deposit): MAS FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM SUR MNGT. BLM CONNECTING SHEETS
Reference (Deposit): COLO. BU. OF MINES 1968 SUM.
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