Nonella #1 Claim

The Nonella #1 Claim is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Nonella #1 Claim

State:  Utah

County:  Juab

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 39.73722, -113.17417

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Nonella #1 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nonella #1 Claim
Secondary: Non Ella Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: Beryllium


Location

State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spor Mtn-Thomas Range


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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Fb (Scott) Chesley


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Thomas Mountains - Tintic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PIPE-LIKE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Numerous Branching Faults That Are Difficult To Trace Unless They Contain Breccia


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay Alteration


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1964 ASSAY: SURFACE = .008% U3O8


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Bertrandite
Gangue: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): THE NAME NON ELLA WAS DERIVED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNERS: NONA CHESLEY & ELLA BLACK ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Development): RECENT URANIUM EXPLOR INDICATES A FAIR U3O8 CONTENT.

Comment (Workings): PIT IS 10 FT DEEP

Comment (Geology): STRATA STRIKES N35E & DIPS 34 NW

Comment (Commodity): CHIEF IMPURITIES ARE MONTMORILLONITE, CREAM COLORED DOLOMITE & QUARTZ. ORE IS WHITE-PALE PURPLE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL US AEC TEI-136

Reference (Deposit): COCHRAN, K L, 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIF, NEV, UTAH, IDAHO, & COLORADO ADJACENT & TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RR CO: UPRC, LOS ANGLES CALIF, 78 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL 1069

Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D A, USGS MAP-I-1176

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M L, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SUR

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K C, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY BULL 110

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M H, & OSTERWALD, F W, 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL 1069

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M H, AND CARR, W J, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO, UT: USGS PP 415

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M H, AND WILMARTH, V R, & BAUER, H L, JR, 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO, UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.


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