The Blue Cap is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,480 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.33667, -109.06000
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Blue Cap MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Cap
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Paradox District, La Sal Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Washburn
Owner Name: Mc Cormick, William R.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: La Sal Creek Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Workings): HAULAGE ADIT ENTERED TO 23783 FT. NUMEROUS ORE SHOOTS, HOLES AND INCLINES TO ORE BODIES BOTH SIDES AND ABOVE.
Comment (Deposit): BLACK HAT & BLUE CAP VERY CLOSE - IN SAME CHANNEL. PRODUCTION FIGURES MAY BE INTER MIXED.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H., 1977
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