The Peek-A-Boo Prospect is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.86389, -110.46056
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Peek-A-Boo Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peek-A-Boo Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael Swell District
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: Meeco
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: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Type: L
Description: East San Rafael Monocline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Sandstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C. ET. AL., 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL. 1192
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY OF ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL. 1239, 115 P.
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J., 1929, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806, P. 69 - 130.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 COMPILE HAWLEY AND OTHERS, BULLETIN
Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK, DYER, BULLETIN
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