Hillside Mine

The Hillside Mine is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 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: Hillside Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.58444, -110.12667

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Hillside Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hillside Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Fry Canyon 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Energy Fuels Nuclear


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXPLORATION TO EXTEND HILLSIDE, GIZMO, EARS WORKING TO MAYBE'S WORKINGS IN DEEP CHANNEL OF SHINARUMP SANDSTONE, POTENTIAL RESERVES LARGE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): STOCKPILE AT PORTAL

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 11

Comment (Development): HILLSIDE ACTIVE - PLANS TO EXTENEND ADIT TO THE MAYBE MINE ON WEST SIDE OF NORTHERN BUTTE OF TABLES OF THE SUN, THE WORK WILL BE PRODUCED TOGETHER - HILLSIDE, GIZMO, EARS, MAYBE

Comment (Deposit): UNDERGROUND WORKING NOT VISITED. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE

Comment (Workings): NOT VISITED DUE TO ACTIVE MINING. DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE


References

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): HAROLD JONES, 1977

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES H., 1977

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 CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125


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