The Yellow Canary is a uranium mine located in Daggett county, Utah at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.93389, -109.22222
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Yellow Canary MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Canary
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Daggett
District: Red Creek
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. E. Green And William Allen
Owner Name: F. W. Bailey
Home Office: Rock Spgs, Wy.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Uinta Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Landslide, Local Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillitization And Sencitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RICHEST SAMPLE CONTAINS 0.57 PERCENT U3O8
Materials
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Ore: Carnotite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Brochantite
Gangue: Hyalite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONLY 100 FT. OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE PRESENTLY ACCESSIBLE; 700 FT. OF BULLDOZER TRENCHES
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): DIGGINGS ARE FOUND IN AN AREA 200 X 300 FT IN SIZE
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: WILMARTH, 1953, P. 6 AND 7.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111
Reference (Deposit): WILMARTH, V.R., 1953, YELLOW CANARY URANIUM DEPOSITS, DAGGET CO. UT: U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR 312
Reference (Deposit): RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGET CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 66
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE UTAH-COL.-WYO: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 490
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON BUTLER, PP 111, P. 605
Reference (Deposit): 1953 MINEMAP WILMARTH, CIRC. 312
Reference (Production): HANSEN, 1965, GEOLOGY OF FLAMING GORGE AREA, UT-COL. WY. U.S.G.S. PP 490
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR. ON SITE INVEST.
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