The Mitten No. 1 is a vanadium and uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,719 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Vanadium, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.01944, -110.24278
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Mitten No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mitten No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, ELONGATE, TABULAR
Structure
Not available
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: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 27
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, CONSIDERABLE CAVING IN EASTERN ADIT
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L.M., 1977
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