The Wedge No. 2 is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 5,305 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: 5,305 Feet (1,617 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3597, -108.75810
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Wedge No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wedge No. 2
Secondary: Wedge 1
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Oiney
Company ID: 501067
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Union Carbide
Company ID: 501067
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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 STATE BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATORS REPORTS, REPORTED GRADES OF 0.20% U308 AND 1.5% V205 IN 1971. AVERAGE MONTHLY PRODUCTION FROM 1966 THRU 1971 WAS 350 TONS/MONTH AND THE AV NUMBER OF DAYS OF PRODUCTION PER YEAR IN THE SAME TIME PERIO 168 DAYS OF PRODUCTION/YEAR
References
Reference (Deposit): COLO DIVION OF MINES & SUMMY OF MINERAL ACTIVITIES IN COLO
Reference (Deposit): REV BY MILS-COLO DIV OF MINES ANNUAL SUM MIN ACTIV COLO 1977
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