Yellow Bird #1

The Yellow Bird #1 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

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Site Name

Primary: Yellow Bird #1

Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

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

Owner Name: James Pierce
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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 (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1049 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 A MINE LOCATION VISIT WAS NOT MADE FOR THE INFORMATION RECOR THIS FORM. THE E.R.D.A. REPORTED A YELLOW BIRD MINE IN SEC 3 R17W AND THE STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS REPORT R THAT THE MINE WAS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 16 AND 21 T46N R17W. T YELLOW BIRD 1 MINE RECORDED HERE SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH YELLOW BIRD MINES LOCATED IN SECTIONS 13 AND 14 T47N R20W. FROM 1953 TO 1957 THE YELLOW BIRD1 MINE AVERAGE PRODUCTION W TONS PER MONTH OF ORE AVERAGING .2 TO .65 PERCENT U308 AND . IN THE SAME PERIOD THE AVERAGE DAYS OF PRODUCTION PER YEAR W

References

Reference (Deposit): E.R.D.A. PRINT OUT OF URANIUM PROPERTIES IN COLORADO

Reference (Deposit): ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT ON LEASING OF AEC CONTROLLED..

Reference (Deposit): SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Reference (Deposit): STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS REPORTS

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