The Webster Uranium Deposit is a uranium mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 7,680 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: 7,680 Feet (2,341 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.50667, -112.97528
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Webster Uranium Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Webster Uranium Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Miners Peak Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Kolob Terrace
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD-LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Hurricane Fault System
Type: L
Description: Simple Folding Or Tilting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OCCURRENCE
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): URANIUM MINERALS ARE APHANITIC CRYSTALS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H H, 1979, UT GEOL & MINERAL SURVEY: REFERENCE FILE
Reference (Production): DOELLING, H H, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SUR
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