The Dinosaur is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.8275, -111.15028
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Dinosaur MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dinosaur
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: West Flank Of San Rafael Swell 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
Ownership
Owner Name: Tom And Leon Mortensen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .055% U3O8, .009% V2O5
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZATION IS OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM WITH MORE URANIUM CONTENT THAN RADIATION FROM DAUGHTER PRODUCTS WOULD INDICATE
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS SHIPPED TO MARYSVILLE, UTAH FOR TESTING - 1950'S
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF DOZER CUTS ALONG THE OUTCROP
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IN THE FORM OF SECONDARY URANIUM MINERALS OCCURS ON FRACTURE SURFACES
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4, SE 1/4, NW 1/4, SEC 9
References
Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, L.M., 1977, DINOSAUR CLAIMS, WEST FLANK OF SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY FIELD REPORT
Reference (Production): LEON MORTENSEN 1977
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L.M. 1977
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