The Canary Big Fault is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,459 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,459 Feet (1,359 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.48194, -109.60028
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Canary Big Fault MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Canary Big Fault
Secondary: Operated and Shipped As Part of Monte Cristo Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Moab District
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
Owner Name: Uranium Production Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1955
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR, IRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: R
Description: E. Flank Cane Creek Anticline
Type: L
Description: N 40 Deg W Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: U3O8 = .022 , V2O5 = .720
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 , SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): 6 WORKINGS ALONG FAULT ZONE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950S
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE H26 - 1 FT. CHIP ACCROSS FAULT GOUGE, 50 FT. IN FROM PORTAL SE RIB
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H. H.
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