The Prince Prospect is a mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 7,520 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.42194, -112.51556
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Prince Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prince Prospect
Secondary: Apex
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Newton District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Energy Fuels
Owner Name: Louis Lessing
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin/Plateau Transition
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Clay
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, ENERGY FUELS DRILLED AT LEAST 3 EXPLORATION HOLES ON THE PROPERTY IN 1977.
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATIONS.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-04-1970
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST
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