The Alta is a mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 7,441 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: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.62222, -109.09389
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Alta MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alta
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Gateway 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: James L. Harbison
Owner Name: Charles V. Woodard
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
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, ONE WITH 150 FEET WORKINGS, ONE WITH 50 FEET WORKINGS
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 SEC. 19
References
Reference (Deposit): EICHER, L.J. AND MILLER, G.A. 1956 , GATEWAY DISTRICT, MESA CO. COLORADO AND GRAND CO. UTAH; FROM GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS, US AEC TEI 620
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