Sauer

The Sauer is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,640 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: Sauer  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.40083, -109.47278

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Sauer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sauer


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS, POD, WEDGE OUTS, ROLLS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: U3O8 = .168 %, V2O5 = 1.740


Materials

Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 , NW 1/4 , NW 1/4 , SEC 2

Comment (Production): SMALL - 100 - 300 LBS. U3O8

Comment (Workings): 60' INCLINE TO MINERALIZED HORIZON.


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: 2' CHIP, 90 FT. SE FROM BOTTOM OF INCLINE

Reference (Production): JONES, H. 1977


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