The Spook - Dee Bullseye Coleman is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,719 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: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.57917, -110.18639
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Spook - Dee Bullseye Coleman MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spook - Dee Bullseye Coleman
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Red Canyon 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Utah Power And Light Co.
Owner Name: Spook Mine, W. Cany
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION 7 (UNSURVEYED)
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CAVED. DESCRIPTION UNAVAILABLE
Comment (Workings): INCLINE CAVED 120 FT UNDER GROUND DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT AND WORKING UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1132
Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY, 1973
Reference (Reserve-Resource): U.G.M.S. STUDY, 1973
Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
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