The Eureka 2 is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 4,849 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.06778, -109.90222
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Eureka 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka 2
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Castle Peak Draw
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DASCH, M.D., 1967 , URANIUM DEP OF NE & W UTAH: UTAH GEOL SOC GUIDEBOOK #21 , P 115
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