Buff

The Buff is a uranium mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 6,348 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

Name: Buff  

State:  Utah

County:  Garfield

Elevation: 6,348 Feet (1,935 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.99778, -111.21361

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Buff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buff
Secondary: Buff 1 - 8 Mas 6 1008


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Circle Cliffs Area Henry Mtns. District


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mathis And Christensen


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
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Circle Cliffs


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Circle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp

Type: L
Description: West Flank


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Moderate Bleaching


Rocks

Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.062 TO 0.10 PERCENT U3O8


Materials

Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SW 1/4 , OF SECTION 26

Comment (Deposit): IN 800 - 1000 FT. WIDE CHANNEL THAT IS 10 FT. DEEP. BETTER MINERALIZATION IS IN BLEACHED MOENKOPI

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION AT MOENKOPI-SHINARUMP CONTACT.


References

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON, BULL. 1229

Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON UGMS SP. ST. 22

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DAVIDSON, 1967

Reference (Deposit): DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 1229 .

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MAS

Reference (Production): USBM - MAS 6


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