The Markey Mine is a uranium and copper mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 4,600 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
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.54944, -110.30000
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Markey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Markey Mine
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: Calvin Black Enterprises
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: TABULAR/BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Antlerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Chalcedony
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NOT INVESTIGATED. UGMS STUDY 1973 LISTS U .2 %, 500 TONS MEASURED, 5000 TONS INDICATED 25000 TONS INFERRED
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , NE 1/4 , SEC 30 , (UNSURVEYED)
Comment (Deposit): ACTIVE - SIGN "GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND INSPECTORS KEEP OUT" DEPOSIT AND WORKINGS NOT INVESTIGATED
Comment (Workings): NOT INVESTIGATED
References
Reference (Deposit): PAGE AND OTHERS, 1955 , GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, USGS PROF. PAPER 300 , P. 281 - 28
Reference (Production): UGMS INVESTIGATION 1973
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HAROLD JONES, 1977
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