The Virginia Valley Mine is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,479 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.63972, -110.74000
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Virginia Valley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Valley Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: Temple Mountain Area
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Glen And Virginia Law
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.12% U3o8 .05% U2o5
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: IRREGULAR SCATTERED LOGS
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell (Se Flank)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Bleaching
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: Uraninite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Coal
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVE PETRIFIED AND COALY WOOD
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, SW 1/4, NW 1/4, T25S, R11E, SEC 18
Comment (Development): SCATTERED DRILL HOLES IN AREA, PROSPECT OUTCROP BARED 75 FEET ; ECON.COM: REMOTE AREA PROBABLY LOW GRADE
Comment (Geology): SANDSTONES THIN TO MED. BEDDED, LENTICULAR, SLOPE FORMER.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., 1957, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: USAEC TEL-690
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MTN. DISTRICT, EMERY CO. UT.: USGS BULL. 1192
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL 1239
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON U.S.A.E.C.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C. - BULLETIN
Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY - 1973
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