The Ears Mine is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,020 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,020 Feet (1,835 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.5875, -110.13250
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Ears Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ears Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Fry Canyon Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR, LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching In Mudstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: U3O8 = .102 % , V2O5 = .018
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE - H-13 - 5' CHIP CHANNEL ACROSS COURSE SANDSTONE
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 10
Comment (Development): EARS MINE IS INACTIVE - PLANS ARE TO EXTEND ADIT TO WORKINGS OF HILLSIDE AND GIZMO MINES.
References
Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1132
Reference (Production): HAROLD JONES, 1977
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H., 1977
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE H-13 , 5 FT CHIP, 400 FT IN FROM PORTAL N RIB OF STOPE
Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125
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