The Myton #2 is a mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 4,879 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
Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.06917, -109.89111
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Myton #2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Myton #2
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
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
Ownership
Owner Name: Bountiful Uranium Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO DOZER CUTS ALONG OUTCROP
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS LOCATED ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN CROSS-BEDDED SANDSTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): PRUITT, R. G., 1961 , THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTA COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL 7
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B. M., 1978
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