The Lake Bonneville Sediments is a uranium, ree, thorium, and zirconium mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 5,161 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: 5,161 Feet (1,573 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, REE, Thorium, Zirconium
Lat, Long: 39.81694, -113.80389
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Lake Bonneville Sediments MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lake Bonneville Sediments
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: REE
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Zirconium
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spring Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1979
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: Tilted Fault Block Dipping 20 To 45 Deg W. And Faults Trending N To Nw & W To Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: Y-120 PPM.
Analytical Data: LA-980 PPM
Analytical Data: ZR-560 PPM
Analytical Data: TI-0.75%
Analytical Data: TH-642 PPM
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS YIELDED U-168 PPM
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Sphene
Ore: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HEAVY RESISTATE MINERALS WERE ERODED FROM THE GRANITIC IBAPAH STOCK (TERTIARY) IN THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS AND CONCENTRATED IN LAYERS WITHIN THE BEACH TERRACES OF LAKE BONNEVILLE (PLEISTOCENE). PROSPECTIVE AREA EXTENDS BETWEEN THE 5040 FT TOPOGRAPHIC CONTOUR AND THE 5200 FT TOPOGRAPHIC CONTOUR, FROM GRANITE CREEK, ON THE SOUTH, TO BASIN CREEK ON THE GOSHUTE CANYON QUAD, ON THE NORTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): REFERENCED TO A REPRESENTATIVE POINT
Comment (Development): ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY DETECTED AND CLAIMS FILED IN MID-1970S
Comment (Deposit): LOW-GRADE OCCURRENCES OF HEAVY MINERALS IN LARGE VOLUME -- PLEISTOCENE WAVE-DEPOSITED TERRACES
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): CADIGAN, R.A., NASH, J.T., ZECH, R.S., WALLACE, R.A., HILLS, F.A., AND ROBINSON, K., 1979, EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR URANIUM AND OTHER MINERALS RESOURCES IN THE DEEP CREEK MOUNTAINS WITHDRAWAL AREA, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1304, 74P.
Reference (Deposit): CADIGAN, R.A., 1982, URANIUM AND OTHER ELEMENT GEOCHEMICAL COVARIATION IN A GRANITIC HOST ROCK AND IN THE DERIVED SEDIMENT, DEEP CREEK RANGE, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 82-416, 21P.
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