The Lucky Valley is a uranium mine located in Grand 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: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.84139, -109.96000
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Lucky Valley MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Valley
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Thompson 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
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: 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES FOR THIS DEPOSIT ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO CAVED WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): ACCESS BY ADIT, CAVED
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SEC. 5
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN DUE TO CAVED WORKINGS
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MC CARTHY, B.M., 1977
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