Blue Goose

The Blue Goose is a mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,020 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

Name: Blue Goose  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 6,020 Feet (1,835 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.45056, -109.38111

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Satelite image of the Blue Goose

Blue Goose MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Goose
Secondary: Chipmunk
Secondary: Grandview


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Brumley Ridge, Cane Creek 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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Ted Miller


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: La Sal Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESERVES

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 15 .

Comment (Deposit): DIMENSIONS OF DEPOSIT UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE L. M., 1977


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