The Peavine Queen Mine is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 8,320 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
Elevation: 8,320 Feet (2,536 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.66861, -109.85667
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Peavine Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peavine Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: Elk Ridge Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Kimmerle, Howard
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: U
Description: Ap_Grade: ^11.88 St Of .08 % , 23.49 Tons .18 U3o8
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1953
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 07
References
Reference (Production): USAEC PRODUCTION RECORDS.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977
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