The Xyz Group is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 3,921 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: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.91, -110.46194
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Xyz Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Xyz Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns/Orange Cliffs
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): POINT LOCATION: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 27 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., AND OTHERS, 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1125 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .
Reference (Deposit): 1967 MINEMAP UGMS SP. ST. 22 P. 99
Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP USGS BULL 1125
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