The Rio Colorado is a mine located in Emery county, Utah at an elevation of 5,761 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.69389, -110.98194
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Rio Colorado MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rio Colorado
Commodity
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Emery
District: San Rafael 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Donald Hanni
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: San Rafael Swell
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Rafael Swell
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone And Sandstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4, SW 1/4, SE 1/4, SEC. 24
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS PROBABLY VERY SMALL, LIMITED TO A FEW TONS OF LOW GRADE
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AT ONE LOCATION. ONE SMALL HOLE 200 FT WEST
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239
Reference (Production): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
Reference (Deposit): 1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETI
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