The White Rock No. 11 Prospect is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 7,720 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: 7,720 Feet (2,353 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.56083, -109.91500
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White Rock No. 11 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Rock No. 11 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Uinta Basin
Type: L
Description: Hill Creek Anticline To Ne
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EU-.071 PERCENT, U-.060 PERCENT, P2O5-8.8 PERCENT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTIONS ARE PROJECTED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS UNKNOWN
References
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, 21 P.
Reference (Deposit): DASCH, M.D., 1967, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH, IN URANIUM DISTRICTS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 21, P. 109-128.
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, TABLE 15.
Reference (Deposit): UGMS, 1974, URANIUM-VANADIUM OCCURRENCES OF UTAH: OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 18.
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