The Wee - Hope Mine is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 5,518 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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.56667, -110.22333
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Wee - Hope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wee - Hope Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Red 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: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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 = .510 %, V2O5 = .018
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION 14
Comment (Workings): INCLINE S 70 DEG W
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAMPLE H 16 - 5 FT CHIP, 350 FT IN FROM PORTAL.
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
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): U.G.M.S. STUDY, 1973
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JONES, H., 1977
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