The East Cove is a uranium mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.66083, -110.73361
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East Cove MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: East Cove
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mtns/South/Shootaring
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: Honey Pot Uranium
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LEASES, BUTTONS, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GENTLE DIPS
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 , SEC. 8 , T 36 S, R 11 E
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B., 1953 , GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGIONS, UTAH: USGS PROF. 228 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, HELMUT H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, HELMUT H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 22 .
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MA
Reference (Production): USBM - MAS 112
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