Joe Pete Mine

The Joe Pete Mine is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,050 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

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Site Name

Primary: Joe Pete Mine
Secondary: Vaden View

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Climax Uranium Co.
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

Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite
Unknown: Uraninite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE AREA IS COVERED BY THE 7-1/2 MINUTE USGS MAP, BULL CANYO THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES RELEASED THE FOLLOWING IN 1969: OWNER- CLIMAX URANIUM, BOX 1629, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501 GROUND SUPPORT- STULLS, BULKHEADS DEPOSITS- FLAT BEDDED, .5-1 FOOT THICK

References

Reference (Deposit): REF:COLO. BU. OF MINES 1969 SUM.

Reference (Deposit): OWN:VANADIUM CORP. OF AMERICA OP:W.D. WILLIAMS,1969

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