The Buena No. 1 Claim is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,449 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
Elevation: 5,449 Feet (1,661 Meters)
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 39.70722, -113.15750
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Buena No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buena No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spor Mtn-District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
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: THIN COATING
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin & Range
Type: L
Description: Fractures (N 35 E, Steep Nw)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Zeolite & Minor Be & F
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1959 CHIP SAMPLE: 0.023% U3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): STUDIES WOULD INDICATE THAT NOT ENOUGH URANIUM HAS BEEN FLUSHED FROM THE SOURCE ROCK TO BE CONCENTRATED IN ORE DEPOSITS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A PIT 6 FT LONG X 2 FT WIDE X 3.5 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M. L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Deposit): LEEDOM, S. H. & MITCHELL, T. P., 1978, PRELIMINARY STUDY OF FAVORABILITY FOR URANIUM RESOURCES IN JUAB CO., UT: DOE GJBX-23 (78)
Reference (Deposit): LINDSEY, D. A., 1979, PRELIM. RPT. ON TERT. VOLC. & U. MIN. IN THE THOMAS RANGE & N. DRUM MTNS: USGS OPEN FILE RPT 79-1076
Reference (Deposit): 1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 1069
Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-1176
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M. L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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