Mineral Joe Group

The Mineral Joe Group is a mine located in Montrose county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,102 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: Mineral Joe Group  

State:  Colorado

County:  Montrose

Elevation: 6,102 Feet (1,860 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.2153, -108.71860

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Mineral Joe Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mineral Joe Group
Secondary: Mineral Joe 1 - 12
Secondary: Mineral Joe 1-12


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Montrose
District: Uravan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Colorado Kenworth, Inc.
Company ID: 500914
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Atlas Minerals Corp.
Company ID: 500914
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1948
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): MINE LOCATED ON MONOGRAM MESA IN BULL CANYON DISTRICT OPERATOR ADDRESS: BOX 16043, DENVER, COLORADO THE COLORADO BUREAU OF MINES RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DATA IN OWNER- ATLAS MINERALS ASSAY OF SAMPLES- .20% U308 AND 1.25% V205 DEPOSIT- 6-10 FEET THICK GROUND SUPPORT- SQUARE SET, PILLARS, POST AND CAP, CRIBS


References

Reference (Deposit): REFERENCES: DARE,W.,1959,UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS AND COS

Reference (Deposit): THREE SALT WASH URANIUM MINES OF CLIMAX URANIUM CO.: U.S.BUR

Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7908

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


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