Lone Butte No. 4

The Lone Butte No. 4 is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,719 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

Name: Lone Butte No. 4  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 6,719 Feet (2,048 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.65972, -110.06472

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Lone Butte No. 4 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Butte No. 4


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Deer Flat 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: 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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Stable Platform


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone


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

Analytical Data: U3O8 = .009 %, V2O5 = .008


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Workings): EXPLORATION ADIT ON CHINLE - MOENKOPI CONTACT.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES NIL

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: CENTER OF NORTHERN 1/2 OF SEC 17


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE H5 - GRAB FROM 3 - 5 IN. MINERALIZED LENS, 120 FT IN FROM PORTAL

Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125

Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1132 .

Reference (Production): JONES, HAROLD, 1977

Reference (Reserve-Resource): UGMS STUDY, 1973


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