The Taylor Reid #1 & 2 is a uranium and vanadium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,279 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Vanadium
Lat, Long: 37.04639, -110.34750
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Taylor Reid #1 & 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Taylor Reid #1 & 2
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1964
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.14 % U3o8, .45 % V2o5
Year: 1962
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.20 % U3o8
Year: 1957
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.28 % U3o8, .57 % V2o5
Year: 1963
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.23 % U3o8
Year: 1956
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.22 % U3o8, .62 % V2o5
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Sandstone
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLE .079% U3O8, .81% V2O5
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Ore: Tyuyamunite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4, NW 1/4, SE 1/4, SEC. 15
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS IN WESTERN MINE (1200 FT OF WORKINGS) 250 FT ADIT CUT IN MOENKOPI WITH 50 FT WINZE (FLOODED) EASTERN MINE IS 1100 FT LONG PROBABLY FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY (FLOODED)
References
Reference (Deposit): EVENSEN, C. G., AND GRAY, I. B., 1958, EVALUATION OF URANIUM ORE GUIDES, MONUMENT VALLEY, ARIZONA AND UTAH, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 53, NO. 6, SEPT - OCT., P 639-662.
Reference (Deposit): GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN U.S., USAES, 1959
Reference (Production): UGMS STUDY - 1973
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
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