Moqui Jug

The Moqui Jug is a mine located in San Miguel county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,005 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

Name: Moqui Jug  

State:  Colorado

County:  San Miguel

Elevation: 7,005 Feet (2,135 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.9592, -108.87610

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Moqui Jug MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moqui Jug


Commodity

Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
District: Uravan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Durfee Mining Co.
Home Office: Box 215, Redvale, Co
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp., Mining And Metals Division
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Uravan, CO 81436
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
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: Uraninite
Unknown: Carnotite
Unknown: Tyuyamunite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION DATA FROM 1942 TO 1967 AVAILABLE IN BACK UP FILE. LOCATED IN SPUD PATCH


References

Reference (Deposit): DATA FROM COLO. BUREAU OF MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR'S REPORTS.


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