The Brian Group is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,679 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 39.57528, -113.09028
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Brian Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brian Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Clay
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Detroit West 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Don W. Fullmer
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1975
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Drum Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Drum Mtns Homocline
Type: L
Description: Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Highly Limonitic, Hemititic & Clay
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4
Comment (Commodity): THIS DEPOSIT HAS SEVERAL VEINS OF HIGHLY ALTERED MATERIAL IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH RED & WHITE MONTMORILLANITE CLAY
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE VERY LIMONITIC & UNCONSOLIDATED
Comment (Workings): A PIT MEASURES 100 FT X 50 FT X 25 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): 1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, USGS MAP I-117
Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY ON SITE INVESTIGATION
Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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