The Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.28583, -109.24028
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Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown No. 23 Uranium Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Uinta Basin Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: UNKNOWN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAIG, L.C. AND OTHERS, 1980, URANIUM RESOURCE EXALUATION, VERNAL 1 X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO-UTAH: DOE PGJ(F)-026.
Reference (Deposit): LOVE, J.D., 1964, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATIC LAKE BEDS OF EOCENE AGE IN INTERMONTANE BASINS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 474-E.
Reference (Deposit): UGMS, 1974, URANIUM-VANADIUM OCCURRENCES OF UTAH: UGMS OFR-18.
Reference (Deposit): NOBLE, E.A. AND ANNES, E.C. JR., 1957, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE UINTA BASIN OF COLORADO AND UTAH: AEC RME-94.
Reference (Deposit): DASCH, M.D., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH IN URANIUM DISTRICTS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
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