The Deposit #1 is a beryllium, fluorine-fluorite, and uranium mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,020 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: 5,020 Feet (1,530 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.70111, -113.19639
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Deposit #1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deposit #1
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spor Mountain District
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NODULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1959 SAMPLES CONTAIN 10 - 15 % FLUORITE, 0.007 % URANIUM.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE TUFF CONTAINS QUARTZ, SANIDINE, SCATTERED PLAGIOCLASE AND BIOTITE IN A FINE-GRAINED GLASSY FRAGMENTAL MATRIX. ; GEOL.DESC: IN TUFF
Comment (Deposit): NODULAR FINE GRAIN FLUORITE MASSES ARE EMBEDDED IN HARD MASSIVE CREAM COLORED CALCAREOUS TUFF.
Comment (Workings): A BULLDOZER CUT
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H. AND OSTERWALD, F. W. 1959 , GEOL OF THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DIST: USGS BULL 1069 , P. 90 .
Reference (Deposit): BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH G & MS BULL 110 , P. 55
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-08-1971
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