The Virginia Low Mine is a uranium, vanadium, and copper mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 7,041 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
Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.87556, -110.72222
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Virginia Low Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Low Mine
Secondary: Gold Nugget #1-4
Secondary: Air Field #1-4
Secondary: Gateway #1-8
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael Swell 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Atlas Corp.
Owner Name: George Deans
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: San Rafael Swell
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SCATTERED PODS
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE NUMEROUS SILICIFIED AND COALY LOGS LOCATED NEAR THE PORTAL WITH DIAMETERS UP TO 24 INCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 1239
Reference (Deposit): REYNER, M.L. 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT. USAEC RMO 673
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1977
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