The Ute is a uranium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.15028, -109.94333
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Ute MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ute
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
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: W. S. Dawsow
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: Uinta Basin
Physiographic Detail: Book Cliffs - Roan Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Folding And Tilting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 06
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS NOT VISITED, CAMP SITE HOIST LOADING SHEET, RAIL INCLINE OF 45 FT. CAVED OFF CLIFF FACE MINE PORTAL INACCESSABLE.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE - 3 GRAB FROM LOADING CHUTE - 5 TON STOCK PILE.
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