Kay Mine

The Kay Mine is a uranium mine located in Beaver county, Utah at an elevation of 6,440 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

Name: Kay Mine

State:  Utah

County:  Beaver

Elevation: 6,440 Feet (1,963 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.20639, -113.51083

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Kay Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kay Mine
Secondary: Kay Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Utah
County: Beaver
District: Pine Grove


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


Ownership

Not available


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Wah-Wah Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Basin & Range

Type: L
Description: Normal & Thrust Faulting, Minor Folding, Extensive Igneous Activity


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization, Kaolinization, Argillite


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4, NE 1/4, NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): SOME RECENT DOZER CUTS

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS AS PIPELIKE BODIES AT THE CONTACT OF THE DOLOMITE WITH VOLCANICS


References

Reference (Deposit): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Production): EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.


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