The Eureka & Uranium Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Uintah county, Utah at an elevation of 9,885 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: 9,885 Feet (3,013 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.06361, -109.90972
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Eureka & Uranium Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka & Uranium Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Uintah
District: Castle Peak Draw 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: 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, LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite Staining
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Production): ESTIMATE IS FOR ALL WORKINGS IN THE AREA WHICH INCLUDES; STAIN NO. 1, EUREKA NO. 4 AND CANARY BIRD CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): HORIZONTAL BEDS
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZED BENCHES, PITS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER H.C., AND BOUAR H.L., 1950, THE EUREKA AND HAPPY LANDING GROUPS OF CLAIMS, UINTAH CO., UTAH, A PRELIMINARY REPORT; USGS TRACE ELEMENTS MEMORANDUM REPORT 32.
Reference (Deposit): CRAIG L.C., HAIL W.J. JR., AND LUFT S.J., 1982, NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION VERNAL QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND UTAH, DOE PGJ/F-026(82) P. 43-46.
Reference (Production): TEM-32
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