Oljeto

The Oljeto is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,279 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

Name: Oljeto  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.04056, -110.30833

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Oljeto MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oljeto


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Monument Valley


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: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Monument Valley


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Monument Upwarp


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone And Sandstone


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Torbernite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4, NE 1/4, NE 1/4 SEC. 24

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): 1959 COMPILE USAEC GUIDBOOK

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977

Reference (Deposit): TRIMBLE, D. E., AND LEWIS, R. Q. SR., 1959, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF MONUMENT VALLEY, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH USGS BULL 1087-D

Reference (Deposit): GUIDBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN U.S. USAEC, 1959

Reference (Deposit): 1959 COMPILE TRIMBLE, D. E. BULLITIN


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