A - Group Mine

The A - Group Mine is a uranium and vanadium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,121 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: A - Group Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Grand

Elevation: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium

Lat, Long: 38.53861, -109.99639

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the A - Group Mine

A - Group Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: A - Group Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Mineral 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Airborne Prospectors
Home Office: Grand Junction, Co.

Owner Name: Wade Shupe
Home Office: Moab, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN UNSURVEYED SECTION

Comment (Workings): 4 OPEN PITS: 150 X 80 FT, 100 X 20 FT, 200 X 200 FT., 60 X 25 FT. OLDER UNDERGROUND WORKINGS OBSCURED BY RECENT MINING. UNDERGROUND WORKING ( 60 FT. ) AT NORTH PIT STILL OPEN.


References

Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY - 1973

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978


The Top Ten Gold Producing States

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.