The Lockhart, Lulu Claims is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.35972, -109.67917
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Lockhart, Lulu Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lockhart, Lulu Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Moab District, Lockhart Basin 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISCONTINUOUS LENSES, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: White ( Bleached ) Zones Of Arkose
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Brochantite
Comments
Comment (Location): EXTENTIVE DRILLING PROGRAM IN THREE SECTIONS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESULTS OF DRILLING PROGRAM UNKNOWN - SMALL RESERVES POSSIBLE
Comment (Development): FOUND BY AIRBORNE SURVEY
Comment (Workings): DRILLING - EXTENT AND RESULTS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H. H., 1977
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