The Thornburg Memorial Mine is a uranium mine located in Grand county, Utah at an elevation of 4,649 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.69389, -109.70722
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Thornburg Memorial Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thornburg Memorial Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Grand
District: Seven Mile District
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
Owner Name: Cotter Corp.
Owner Name: Thornburg Mining
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Physiographic Detail: Lisbon Prong - Salt Anticline Region
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR - PINCH-SWELL
Structure
Type: R
Description: Moab Fault Just To The East
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKINGS IS AN ESTIMATE ACCESS TO WORKINGS IS BY NUMEROUS ADITS AND INCLINES
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NUMEROUS DRILL HOLES OVER AREA DILLENATE LARGE ORE BODY
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SEC.
References
Reference (Deposit): DROULLARD, R. F., AND E. E. JONES, 1955 , GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN MILE CANYON URANIUM DEPOSITS, GRAND CO., UTAH: U.S.A.E.C. RME-4066
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