The Mineral Hills Prospect is a uranium mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 6,768 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: 6,768 Feet (2,063 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.48333, -112.21667
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Mineral Hills Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Hills Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Marysvale
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 154
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